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

  • A film set in Beirut was screened in Fernandina Beach, coinciding with the book release of Jason Woods.Tue 22:55
  • Hezbollah held a security meeting in the southern suburbs of Lebanon.Tue 19:12
• Liverpool →

  city in Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

  • John Sherrington launched a new vision for Catholic education strategy in Liverpool.00:36
  • Klaus Voormann met a group in Hamburg, while a drama series was filmed in Liverpool and Germany, and Lennon performed in Hamburg in the 60s.Tue 18:41
• Marseille →

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

  • Protests in Marseille and Rennes, driven by cost of living grievances, are testing the stability of Emmanuel Macron's minority government.Mon 09:40
  • Violent nationwide protests erupted across multiple French cities, including Montpellier, Grenoble, and Rennes.Sat 22:21

Related events

• Lebanese people are seeking opportunities for trade and tourism with Israel.Oct 23
• 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
• Loris, a new restaurant concept, is rapidly expanding from Beirut to Cairo, Doha, Riyadh, and London, featuring Levant-inspired cuisine.Tue 12:31