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A Year After the Blast

A Timeline of Events Since the Explosion in Beirut Port on August 4, 2020.

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By Josiane Matar and Ghida Tayara
Published on Aug 4, 2021
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Diwan, a blog from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Middle East Program and the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, draws on Carnegie scholars to provide insight into and analysis of the region. 

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Josiane Matar

Former Media and Events Coordinator, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center

Ghida Tayara

Senior Digital and Web Coordinator

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Josiane Matar
Former Media and Events Coordinator, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Ghida Tayara
Senior Digital and Web Coordinator
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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