>"Beirut feels both familiar and utterly foreign. In the Beirut of today people go through the motions and the energy that once made the city vibrant has dissipated. It had an energy of being alive, and that's all gone."

>"Authorities say Lebanon’s traders have withheld 74% of the country’s essential subsidized goods. It has meant that many mothers can’t feed their children, and that sick people often do not have access to life-saving drugs."

>"A massive explosion has rocked the port area of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. Follow here for live updates."

[https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/lebanon-beirut-explosion-live-updates-dle-intl/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/lebanon-beirut-explosion-live-updates-dle-intl/index.html) >"A massive explosion has rocked the port area of Lebanon's capital, Beirut. Follow here for live updates."