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Radio 4,7 mins

Modern Beirut through the eyes of Kim Philby

Broadcasting House

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Cambridge spy Kim Philby lived in Beirut while working for the Observer, Economist, MI6 and the KGB. Hugh Sykes reports on how the city is once again a key listening post for diplomats, spies & journalists as the civil war across the border in Syria continues. (Photo credit: Hugh Sykes)

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