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  1. Two French soldiers (R) from the Mountain Brigade 'Chasseurs Alpins' secure the boarding of foreign nationals fleeing war-torn Lebanon on board French Navy ship Siroco, 28 July 2006 at Beirut's port. The French government has helped organise the evacuation of about 8,500 people,...
  2. An Egyptian expatriate living in Lebanon casts her ballot at the Egyptian embassy in Beirut on May 11, 2012. Egyptians abroad started voting for their first president since veteran leader Hosni Mubarak was toppled last year, less than two weeks before polling stations open in the country.
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Beirut (بيروت translit: Bayrūt) is the capital, largest city, and chief seaport of Lebanon. It is sometimes referred to by its French name, Beyrouth. There are wide-ranging estimates of Beirut's population, from as low as 938,940 people, to 1,303,129 people, to as high as 2,012,000. The lack of an exact figure is due to the fact that no... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. It is the Syrian government’s responsibility to guarantee freedom of access, freedom of movement within the country ... They should be allowed to freely move to any places where they will be able to observe this cessation of violence.
    – Beirut, Lebanon SOURCE: The Epoch Times 1 month ago
  2. Demands that the Government of Israel lift immediately the blockade of the city of Beirut in order to permit the dispatch of supplies to meet the urgent needs of the civilian population and allow the distribution of aid provided by United Nations agencies and by non-governmental organizations, particula...
    SOURCE: Wordpress.com: United Nation 1 month ago
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  4. But, nevertheless, Hezbollah is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of U.S. citizens, and including 241 Marines in the bombing of the Beirut barracks
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