France to host Lebanon aid conference as political crisis deepens

French President Emmanuel Macron will host the Aug. 4 conference, which comes a year after the devastating blast at Beirut's port.
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A cargo ship sits anchored behind the destroyed grain silo at Beirut's port on July 13, 2021, almost a year after the Aug. 4 massive explosion that killed more than 200 people and injured scores of others. - PATRICK BAZ/AFP via Getty Images
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France will organize an international fundraiser for Lebanon next month, timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the deadly explosion that tore through Beirut.  

The UN-supported conference on Aug. 4 will be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and will aim to "respond to the needs of the Lebanese whose situation is deteriorating every day," France's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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