The third anniversary of the Beirut port blast was uneventful and failed to rise to the occasion. This was evident in both the turnout and the speeches and testimonies that were delivered. Most of them were mundane and monotonous, rehashing the same talking points, providing an assessment of the crisis, and denouncing the regime. This is not to belittle the relentless efforts that the victims’ families have exerted over the past three years, through the media, their persistent demands for justice, and their unyielding drive to uncover the truth and prosecute those responsible.
The London-based daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published on February 12 and 13, 2023, a two-part interview by the daily's chief editor, Ghassan Charbel, with Leila Khaled, a former terrorist in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and a current member of the Palestinian National Council.
Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities