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Beirut's Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon's civil war, shuts down
Economic troubles and regional tensions led to the closure of the Commodore Hotel, a key press hub for decades, amid prolonged power cuts and reduced tourism.
- The Commodore Hotel in Beirut, a hub for journalists covering the Lebanese Civil War, has closed down after enduring decades beyond the war's 1990 end.
- Providing a sense of security and functioning telecommunications amid the chaos, the hotel was a lifeline for international media to file reports from West Beirut.
- Memorable characters included Coco the parrot, whose sound effects mimicked incoming shells, and kidnapped AP correspondent Terry Anderson, whose hostage videos showed the hotel's name.
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Beirut’s Commodore Hotel, famed journalists’ haven, closes down
During Lebanon's civil war, the Commodore Hotel in western Beirut's Hamra district became iconic among the foreign press corps. For many, it served as an unofficial newsroom where they could file dispatches even when communications systems were down elsewhere. Armed guards at the door provided some sense of protection as sniper fights and shelling were turning the cosmopolitan city into rubble. The hotel even had its own much-loved mascot: a che…
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Beirut's Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon's civil war, shuts down
Beirut’s Commodore Hotel, once a hub for foreign journalists during Lebanon’s civil war, has closed amid the country’s economic crisis.
·United States
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