Beirut, capital, chief port, and largest city of Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast at the foot of the Lebanon Mountains. It served as an economic, social, intellectual, and cultural hub of the Arab Middle East until 1975, when the city was ravaged by the country’s 15-year civil war.
Azzam Al-Ahmad, a member of the Palestinian Fatah movement's central committee, said on Sunday that he is 'optimistic about reaching a solution' but that if the accused are not handed over by the end of the month, 'all possibilities are open'.
Starting on July 30, fighting began in Ain Al-Hilweh, one of the most crowded Palestinian refugee camps in South Lebanon. What is the bigger picture and why should Palestinians talk about it?