Lebanese demonstrators, critical of the political order, near the presidential palace in Baabda, just east of Beirut, on June 25. 2020. AFP
Martyrs Square, downtown Beirut, in the 1950s. AFP
Martyrs Square, downtown Beirut, in the early 70s. AFP
Beirut's Saint George hotel in the 1970s. Its bar was dubbed "the epicentre of the epicentre of the Middle East" because top politicians, businessmen, and spies met there .
Beirut in September 1970. AFP
First automobile show held in Beirut since the end of the Lebanese civil war, November 1996. AFP
A new, post-war highway in downtown Beirut, in 1999. AFP
Beirut, November 1998. Andre Brutmann/Shutterstock
People queue outside a currency exchange bureau in Beirut on June 18, 2020. AFP
People queue to buy bread at a bakery in Beirut, June 27, 2020. Reuters
Crowds queue to buy bread at a local bakery in Beirut, June 27, 2020. Bloomberg
Lebanese demonstrators, critical of the political order, near the presidential palace in Baabda, just east of Beirut, on June 25. 2020. AFP
Martyrs Square, downtown Beirut, in the 1950s. AFP
Martyrs Square, downtown Beirut, in the early 70s. AFP
Beirut's Saint George hotel in the 1970s. Its bar was dubbed "the epicentre of the epicentre of the Middle East" because top politicians, businessmen, and spies met there .
Beirut in September 1970. AFP
First automobile show held in Beirut since the end of the Lebanese civil war, November 1996. AFP
A new, post-war highway in downtown Beirut, in 1999. AFP
Beirut, November 1998. Andre Brutmann/Shutterstock
People queue outside a currency exchange bureau in Beirut on June 18, 2020. AFP
People queue to buy bread at a bakery in Beirut, June 27, 2020. Reuters
Crowds queue to buy bread at a local bakery in Beirut, June 27, 2020. Bloomberg
Lebanese demonstrators, critical of the political order, near the presidential palace in Baabda, just east of Beirut, on June 25. 2020. AFP