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.
In a major blow to Hezbollah, the group’s Media Relations Chief, Mohammed Afif, was killed in a deadly Israeli airstrike in the..
Israeli warplanes launched a massive air assault on Beirut’s southern suburb of Haret Hreik, targeting Hezbollah positions early..
In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing conflict, Israel has launched airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, hitting..
