Families are developing commercial interests between Beirut and Liverpool and Marseille, while Kristen Alff explores Beirut's changing nature in her book.

The entities involved

• Beirut →

  capital and largest city of Lebanon

  • Hezbollah launched rockets into northern Israel, amid ongoing IDF operations and opposition to US-Iran peace talks.Mon 16:09
  • Hezbollah and IRGC launched attacks on Israel, leading to a conflict involving the US and Iran.Mon 15:45
• Liverpool →

  city in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

  • A conference held in Liverpool saw criticism of the SNP's performance in devolved government.Mon 15:13
  • A Labour conference was held in Liverpool, where protesters urged Andy Burnham to distance himself from Keir Starmer.Mon 14:08
• Marseille →

  French commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur; the second largest city of France

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• A career professional moved from Beirut to Cairo.Sep 11
• Mediating talks are underway between Jerusalem and Beirut, involving strategic investments in infrastructure and services facilitated by Qatar, which gains influence over the new administration.Sep 1
• Beirut is the capital of Lebanon.Jun 10