Beirut's determined and daring Judge Tarek Bitar has once again scheduled key figures to testify in the investigation of the August 2020 explosion at Beirut port, which killed 219, wounded 6,500 and rendered 300,000 homeless when it devastated nearby neighbourhoods. Former prime minister Hassan Diab has been summoned for today's session, ex-ministers Nouhad Mashnouk and Ghazi
Beirut's determined and daring Judge Tarek Bitar has once again scheduled key figures to testify in the investigation of the August 2020 explosion at Beirut port, which killed 219, wounded 6,500 and rendered 300,000 homeless when it devastated nearby neighbourhoods. Former prime minister Hassan Diab has been summoned for today's session, ex-ministers Nouhad Mashnouk and Ghazi
Sunday, April 13th, 1975, was a fateful day for Lebanon. I remember it well. My husband, 5-year old daughter, and I were returning home from a lunch party