Beirut

Capital and largest city of Lebanon

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. As of 2014, Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the fourth-largest city in the Levant region and the sixteenth-largest in the Arab world. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, making it one of the oldest cities in the world.

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Israel has targeted central Beirut with at least four airstrikes, according to security sources cited by Reuters news agency.
1 day ago • Sky News
At least 11 people have been killed and 23 injured in an Israeli strike on central Beirut, Lebanese authorities have said.
Credit: Sky News - Published 1 day ago

Dozens of people are said to have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, while in Beirut, another Israeli strike has reportedly killed Hezbollah's..
1 week ago • Sky News
New pictures show the moment of impact as an Israeli missile hit a Beirut apartment block and exploded.
1 week ago • Sky News

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