Lebanese-American writer Rabih Alameddine says the Beirut blast is the latest reminder that Lebanon’s neglectful governments have, for years, not cared about the people. Alameddine is the author of “An Unnecessary Woman” and “The Angel of History.” Read more: https://wapo.st/3ifTXDW. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. No recent population census has been conducted, but 2007 estimates ranged from slightly more than 1 million to 2.2 million as part of Greater Beirut, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region and the fifteenth-largest in the Arab world.
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in the Levant region of Western Asia, and the transcontinental region of the Middle East.
The official language, Arabic, is the most common language spoken by the citizens of Lebanon. Its capital is Beirut.
Lebanon was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and is a member of the Arab League (1945), the Non-Aligned Movement (1961), Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (1969), and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (1973).