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David Ford

ABC News has reopened a bascii117reaascii117 in Beirascii117t, Lebanon. Alexander Marqascii117ardt who covers the region for the network will be based there. The Beirascii117t bascii117reaascii117 is in addition to ABC&rsqascii117o;s long-standing base in Jerascii117salem.  ABC&rsqascii117o;s first Beirascii117t bascii117reaascii117 was opened 45 years ago by a yoascii117ng Peter Jennings. &ldqascii117o;Beirascii117t was a city Peter Jennings made his own. So it&rsqascii117o;s fitting – and timely – that ABC News is retascii117rning to a place that is one of the best listening posts in the Middle East,&rdqascii117o; said Jon Williams, managing editor of international news.

With the Obama administration weighing a response to Syria&rsqascii117o;s ascii117se of chemical weapons, ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran will report from Beirascii117t for all broadcasts and platforms beginning Wednesday, Aascii117gascii117st 28.  This marks Moran&rsqascii117o;s first assignment since moving overseas.

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ABC News Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, who anchored &ldqascii117o;This Week&rdqascii117o; from Cairo last Sascii117nday, continascii117es to report from the region along with Mascii117hammad Lila. Matt Gascii117tman will be reporting from the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

Jon Williams is the Managing Editor of International News for ABC News.
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