Beirut's Commodore Hotel, a haven for journalists during Lebanon's civil war, shuts down
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A man stands in the closed main entrance of the Commodore hotel, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)People stand outside the closed Commodore hotel, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)FILE - Television crews, some wearing flak jackets, crouch down in front of the Commodore Hotel, in West Beirut, on Aug. 31,1983, as the Lebanese Army battles with Shiite and Druse militiamen. (AP Photo/Bill Foley, File)FILE - A jeep-mounted 106mm recoilless weapon of the Druse Progressive Party at the entrance to the Commodore Hotel, in West Beirut, on Feb. 19, 1987. (AP Photo/Zouheir Saade, File)
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A man stands in the closed main entrance of the Commodore hotel, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)