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Beirut 4th of August – I decided to stay and fight for this country
… Then we saw all these NGOs, all these Lebanese people working, rebuilding, making Lebanon a better place – and all these people who were sending us messages … saying, ‘Wow you guys are doing a great job, you’re giving us hope.’ Young Lebanese people […]
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Beirut – A City’s Resilience
Then came the August 2020 explosion, when huge amounts of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely at the port shook the entire city. Of 650 valuable historical buildings listed by Save Beirut Heritage, 500 were partly damaged, 40 more heavily damaged, and six destroyed completely. Residents who had […]
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Beirut – Shadi
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Bassil calls out Berri to lift immunity on politicians in aftermath of Beirut explosion – The United Australian Lebanese Movement
Free Patriotic Movement leader, MP Gebran Bassil, on Monday called on House Speaker, Nabih Berri, to hold a session on the 4th of August, 2021(one year exactly since the explosion in Beirut’s Port), to lift political immunities on all politicians, officials and public figures. “The […]
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The Phoenician Alphabet: History Of Where Your Language Comes From
The Phoenician alphabet influenced just about every written language that came after it. Not only was it much simpler and easier to learn than complex cuneiform writing, it could be adapted to a number of other languages. It was also instrumental in shaking up the class structures of ancient societies. […]