Rebuilding the port of Beirut: a competition for geopolitical influence
The race to rebuild Beirut port is on, following the devastating explosion at Lebanon’s key ...
UK freelance journalist Owen Holdaway has spent the past few days taking photos of the devastation at Beirut port for The Loadstar. The grieving city is shortly to go into lockdown, as it faces a surge in Covid-19 cases. Mr Holdaway describes the whole experience as “pretty intense”, adding: “I’ve really hated seeing this.”
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