In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut
4 years, 4 months ago

In a horrific instant, a burst of power that ravaged Beirut

India TV News  

As black smoke billowed into the sky, Shiva Karout stepped out of his gym with his colleagues and customers to watch. In multiple videos posted on social media, whether shot from high-rise balconies or nearby streets, that instant hits with the same blunt force: Rising black smoke, then a sudden freight train of dust and pink smoke that barrels across the city at the camera and sends it — and whoever holds it — tumbling amid wreckage and confusion. “They went down, thinking it was caused by fireworks,” one firefighter named Freddy said of his colleagues who first responded. “We were looking for our friends but there were also lots of people dead,” he said, standing at the main road, covered in soot and his face darkened with dust, smoke and sorrow. “We don’t deserve this,” said Riwa Baltagi, a 23-year-old who was helping friends retrieve valuables from their demolished homes.

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Israeli airstrikes leave massive trail of destruction across Lebanon
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israeli airstrikes leave massive trail of destruction across Lebanon

Associated Press  

For more than 60 days, Lebanese have watched stunned as Israeli strikes smashed into buildings, raising giant explosions and palls of smoke in the heart of the capital and other cities. In the southern city of Tyre, a towering bank of black and white smoke rose from the heart of downtown like a storm front and drifted over the Mediterranean …

War between Hezbollah and Israel drags Beirut back into despair
4 weeks, 1 day ago

War between Hezbollah and Israel drags Beirut back into despair

Live Mint  

BEIRUT—From his tiled terrace in the foothills overlooking Beirut, Mohammed Dayekh is watching a place he once loved go up in flames. Israel says its airstrikes are targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure, including what it says are weapons storage facilities and bunkers used by the group’s military wing underneath Dahiyeh, the Hezbollah-dominated neighborhood where Dayekh grew up. Strikes have hit near Beirut’s …

Israel hits Beirut with new strikes as weekend death toll reaches 29
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel hits Beirut with new strikes as weekend death toll reaches 29

China Daily  

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, seen from Baabda, as Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is pictured in the background, Lebanon Nov 24, 2024. BEIRUT - Israel launched multiple waves of airstrikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs on Sunday night, following earlier strikes that killed at least 29 people and wounded 66 others in the Lebanese …

Israel hits Beirut with new strikes as weekend death toll reaches 29
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel hits Beirut with new strikes as weekend death toll reaches 29

China Daily  

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs, after an Israeli strike, seen from Baabda, as Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport is pictured in the background, Lebanon Nov 24, 2024. BEIRUT - Israel launched multiple waves of airstrikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs on Sunday night, following earlier strikes that killed at least 29 people and wounded 66 others in the Lebanese …

Deadly Israeli strike hits central Beirut
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1 month ago

Deadly Israeli strike hits central Beirut

Deccan Chronicle  

Beirut: An Israeli air strike in central Beirut killed at least four people early Saturday, bringing down a residential building and jolting residents across the city out of bed as Israel kept up its air campaign against Hezbollah. The NNA said Israeli jets had launched six missiles at the structure, causing "widespread destruction in buildings" nearby The strike "killed four …

Israeli airstrike rocks Central Beirut amid ongoing offensive against Hezbollah
1 month ago

Israeli airstrike rocks Central Beirut amid ongoing offensive against Hezbollah

Hindustan Times  

A powerful Israeli airstrike targeted central Beirut early on Saturday, security sources said, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. Smoke rises between buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. On Sunday an Israeli airstrike killed a senior Hezbollah media official in …

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies
1 month ago

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

LA Times  

Firefighters and rescuers gather outside a computer shop hit by an Israeli airstrike Sunday in central Beirut. An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at least five people as the U.S. pressed ahead with cease-fire efforts. Minutes after Monday’s strike, Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib …

AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
1 month, 1 week ago

AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon

CNN  

Beirut AP — As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters away. But in later years, Ammar said, he visited the building “many times.” There was a notary public on the first floor, and next door was a sports supply …

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says
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1 month, 1 week ago

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says

LA Times  

A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been at war with the Palestinian group Hamas for over a year. This is the first time I experience it so close.” The …

AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures a bomb falling on a building in his childhood neighborhood
1 month, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures a bomb falling on a building in his childhood neighborhood

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters away. But in later years, Ammar said, he visited the building “many times.” There was a notary public on the first floor, and next door was a sports supply store …

Moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut building in violent explosion
1 month, 1 week ago

Moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut building in violent explosion

Daily Mail  

The moment an Israeli rocket triggered a total collapse of a towering apartment block in a violent explosion in Lebanon's capital city has been captured in sickening detail. It is the latest example of Israel's destructive war against Hezbollah, with the Israeli Air Force conducting incessant strikes from above while IDF troops conduct ground operations in villages close to the …

Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
1 month, 1 week ago

Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah and appeared to urge it to convince the militant group to agree to a deal that could require it to pull back from the Israel-Lebanon border. After meeting Mikati and Berri, Larijani said his visit’s main aim was …

Astonishing moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut tower block before it collapses in huge fireball explosion
1 month, 1 week ago

Astonishing moment Israeli rocket slams into Beirut tower block before it collapses in huge fireball explosion

Daily Mail  

The moment an Israeli rocket triggered a total collapse of a towering apartment block in a violent explosion in Lebanon's capital city has been captured in sickening detail. It is the latest example of Israel's destructive war against Hezbollah, with the Israeli Air Force conducting incessant strikes from above while IDF troops conduct ground operations in villages close to the …

Deadly Israeli strike shatters sense of ‘safety’ in remote north Lebanon
1 month, 1 week ago

Deadly Israeli strike shatters sense of ‘safety’ in remote north Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Ain Yaaqoub, Lebanon – Shredded clothing, dusty broken table legs, torn copies of the Quran, a red “I love you” teddy bear and a book on Aristotle amid piles of socks – these, among many other things, lie strewn amid the rubble in the northern Lebanese village of Ain Yaaqoub in Akkar following a deadly Israeli air raid. Monday night’s …

Moment Lebanese settlement is razed to the ground with simultaneous explosions as Israel targets Hezbollah infrastructure near its border
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moment Lebanese settlement is razed to the ground with simultaneous explosions as Israel targets Hezbollah infrastructure near its border

Daily Mail  

A Lebanese village has been razed to dust by more than a dozen simultaneous explosions, with the shocking moment captured in dramatic aerial footage. Similar aerial images have been captured of a number of border villages, including Mhaibib and Odaisseh, since Israel sent ground troops into southern Lebanon in late September. Aerial footage which has been circulating online shows the …

A Photographer's Frozen Moments Slow Down Time and Allow the Contemplation of Destruction
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Photographer's Frozen Moments Slow Down Time and Allow the Contemplation of Destruction

Associated Press  

A photographer captures a series of images of a bomb hitting a building in Beirut, Lebanon, slowing down time to allow the contemplation of destruction. The images offer a unique perspective on the event, inviting viewers to take the most chaotic of events and break it down, looking around and noticing things in a strangely silent way that actual life …

Missile Strike on Beirut Residential Building: A Disasterous Blaze
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2 months ago

Missile Strike on Beirut Residential Building: A Disasterous Blaze

Live Mint  

A residential building in Beirut collapsed instantly within seconds after an Israeli airstrike. The video went viral on social media, capturing the devastating impact of the attack. The building was completely destroyed, with the entire structure collapsing within a few seconds. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and has raised questions about the safety of residential areas in Lebanon, which …

Israeli Strike Leaves Beirut Building in Ruins, Video Goes Viral
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2 months ago

Israeli Strike Leaves Beirut Building in Ruins, Video Goes Viral

Hindustan Times  

Shocking video shows Israeli strike turning Beirut building into a pile of rubble. The video captures the very moment an Israeli missile completely flattens a building in southern Beirut. The footage opens to show an unassuming neighbourhood with several buildings. Suddenly, a building collapses, leaving a plume of smoke. The sound of the crashing structure makes the scene even more …

Israel's military confirms killing of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's expected successor, Hashem Safieddine
2 months ago

Israel's military confirms killing of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's expected successor, Hashem Safieddine

ABC  

Israel's military has confirmed the killing of Hashem Safieddine, the man expected to succeed Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah. Mr Blinken, in his 11th trip to the region since the war broke out, was "The Secretary underscored the need to capitalise on Israel's successful action to bring Yahya Sinwar to justice by securing the release of all hostages and ending …

AP PHOTOS: Images capture exact moments an Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut
2 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Images capture exact moments an Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The airstrike came about 40 …

Middle East conflict: Explosions in Beirut after Israel warns of overnight strikes
2 months ago

Middle East conflict: Explosions in Beirut after Israel warns of overnight strikes

The Independent  

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Middle East latest: Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs
2 months, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli jets struck Beirut's southern …

Beirut burns as huge blasts rip through Lebanon's capital in another night of airstrikes by Israel - as Hezbollah fire rocket salvo at Israeli city of Haifa
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beirut burns as huge blasts rip through Lebanon's capital in another night of airstrikes by Israel - as Hezbollah fire rocket salvo at Israeli city of Haifa

Daily Mail  

Beirut has been left burning after huge blasts ripped through Lebanon's capital in another night of airstrikes by Israel. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb late October 6, 2024 Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, October 7, 2024 Israeli rescue force members …

Hospital bombed as Israeli air strike cuts off highway...
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Hospital bombed as Israeli air strike cuts off highway...

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has urged Israel to strike Iran's nuclear programme first and 'worry about the rest later' amid fears Netanyahu will retaliate against Iran for a previous missile attack. Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on October 5, 2024 Clouds of smoke billowing into the air following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, …

Families seek shelter on the streets of Beirut as Israeli bombardment continues
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Families seek shelter on the streets of Beirut as Israeli bombardment continues

ABC  

On the streets of Beirut, families seek shelter in makeshift tents along the city's seaside promenade after their homes were destroyed by Israeli strikes. Displaced people take shelter at a park near the site of an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Kola, central Beirut, Lebanon September 30, 2024. She described the impact of …

Watch: Beirut city centre in ruins after first Israeli strike in 18 years
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Beirut city centre in ruins after first Israeli strike in 18 years

The Independent  

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An airstrike hits a Beirut residential building as Israel expands attacks in Lebanon
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An airstrike hits a Beirut residential building as Israel expands attacks in Lebanon

NPR  

An airstrike hits a Beirut residential building as Israel expands attacks in Lebanon toggle caption Bilal Hussein/AP JERUSALEM — The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people, as Hezbollah sustained heavy blows to its command …

Israel-Hamas war latest: Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs after a night of Israeli attacks
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Smoke rises from Beirut’s southern suburbs after a night of Israeli attacks

The Independent  

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Massive explosions in Beirut as IDF says it has hit Hezbollah headquarters 'embedded' in residential buildings
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Massive explosions in Beirut as IDF says it has hit Hezbollah headquarters 'embedded' in residential buildings

ABC  

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said it had bombed several residential buildings in southern Beirut, claiming Hezbollah's "central headquarters" were embedded underneath. Senior Hezbollah commanders were the target of Israel's strike, a senior Israeli official said, adding it was too early to tell whether the attack killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The Israeli military said in a statement it …

Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut

NPR  

Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut toggle caption -/AP BEIRUT — The Israeli military struck Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the target of the strikes on the group's headquarters, …

Lebanon sees deadliest day since civil war as Israel launches hundreds of strikes targeting Hezbollah
3 months ago

Lebanon sees deadliest day since civil war as Israel launches hundreds of strikes targeting Hezbollah

ABC  

At least 356 people have been killed after Israel unleashed its most widespread wave of air strikes against Hezbollah, according to Lebanon's health ministry, making it Lebanon's deadliest day since the end of the civil war. Earlier, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said that air strikes on houses in Lebanon, in which he said "Hezbollah hid weapons", were imminent. In …

Death toll in Beirut strike rises to 37 as Israel-Hezbollah trade barrages near Lebanon border
3 months ago

Death toll in Beirut strike rises to 37 as Israel-Hezbollah trade barrages near Lebanon border

LA Times  

Emergency workers use excavators to clear the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday. As rescue crews continued to recover the last bodies of the victims of Israel’s strike in Beirut, Israeli warplanes launched a withering attack on Lebanon’s south, punctuating a week in which exploding pagers, bombardments and calls for revenge amplified fears …

Israel strikes Beirut suburb as conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon intensifies
3 months ago

Israel strikes Beirut suburb as conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon intensifies

LA Times  

People gather near a damaged building after an Israeli missile strike in a southern suburb of Beirut on Friday. With the danger of a wider Middle East war looming, Israel on Friday bombarded part of the Lebanese capital, killing at least 14 people and wounding 66 others, Lebanese authorities said. Friday’s attack targeted and killed several commanders in the Radwan …

Fears of a wider war between Lebanon and Israel grow as leaving loved ones behind becomes a stark reality for some
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Fears of a wider war between Lebanon and Israel grow as leaving loved ones behind becomes a stark reality for some

ABC  

Rosemarie Hawa has lived in Lebanon for 15 years, but "can't wait" to leave. Israel's bombs flatten parts of South Lebanon village Satellite images show much of the Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab in ruins after months of Israeli air strikes, offering a glimpse of the scale of damage in one of Hezbollah's main bastions in south Lebanon. The Department …

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with Hezbollah
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with Hezbollah

New Indian Express  

Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said 17 wounded were taken to the private Bahman Hospital, while 14 were taken to Hezbollah’s Rasoul Aazam hospital. “The Israeli enemy has committed a great stupid act in size, timing and circumstances by targeting an entirely civilian area,” Hezbollah official Ali Ammar told Al-Manar TV. A Hezbollah official and the group’s TV station said that the …

Violence escalates between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah amid Gaza assault
1 year ago

Violence escalates between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah amid Gaza assault

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah launches explosive drones and missiles at Israeli positions as Israeli air strikes hit several towns and villages in south Lebanon. Violence has escalated at Lebanon’s border with Israel as Hezbollah launched explosive drones and missiles at Israeli positions, and Israeli air strikes rocked several towns and villages in south Lebanon. Senior Hezbollah politician, Hassan Fadlallah, in a statement to …

3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed
1 year, 4 months ago

3 years after Beirut port blast, intrigue foils an investigation and even the death toll is disputed

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Three years after Beirut’s massive port explosion, attempts to prosecute those responsible are mired in political intrigue, the final death toll remains disputed and many Lebanese have less faith than ever in their disintegrating state institutions. Lebanese and international organizations, survivors and families of victims sent an appeal to the U.N. Rights Council, saying that on the third …

On 3rd anniversary, Beirut port blast probe blocked by intrigue and even the death toll is disputed
1 year, 4 months ago

On 3rd anniversary, Beirut port blast probe blocked by intrigue and even the death toll is disputed

The Independent  

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Lebanon: Large section of smouldering Beirut Port silos collapses in a cloud of dust, no injuries reported
2 years, 4 months ago

Lebanon: Large section of smouldering Beirut Port silos collapses in a cloud of dust, no injuries reported

Firstpost  

The collapse left the silos’ southern part standing next to a pile of charred ruins. The northern block had already been slowly tipping over since the initial explosion two years ago but rapidly deteriorated after it caught fire over a month ago due to fermenting grains Beirut: Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning …

Infographic: How big was the Beirut explosion?
2 years, 4 months ago

Infographic: How big was the Beirut explosion?

Al Jazeera  

It has been two years since a massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital, killing 218 people and injuring 7,000. On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion in the Port of Beirut ripped through Lebanon’s capital, killing 218 people, injuring 7,000 and leaving 300,000 displaced. Here are some key events since August 4, 2020: August 4, 2020 – Beirut port explosion. November …

Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses
2 years, 4 months ago

Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A section of Beirut’s massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat. Rima Zahed, whose brother died in the 2020 blast and who has been part of a survivors’ group lobbying for …

Beirut port blast survivors relive trauma as silos burns
2 years, 4 months ago

Beirut port blast survivors relive trauma as silos burns

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Rita Qadan’s heart skips a beat whenever talks about how she survived the devastating explosion in Beirut’s Port two years ago. The port’s grain silos destroyed in the blast — a massive, charred ruin jutting into the sky — has been burning for weeks after remnants of the grains that withstood the 2020 explosion started fermenting and ignited …

Beirut: How an investigation into the port explosion is rattling Lebanon’s elite, stirring memories of civil war
3 years, 2 months ago

Beirut: How an investigation into the port explosion is rattling Lebanon’s elite, stirring memories of civil war

CNN  

CNN — For many in Lebanon, Thursday’s scenes from central Beirut brought a sense of deja vu. And to top it all off, the violence was all playing out along the capital’s former “Green Line,” a major battle front that divided Beirut’s Christian east from the predominantly Muslim west during the 15-year civil war that ended in 1990. It was …

Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment
3 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon after the Beirut blast: A nation stuck in a moment

Al Jazeera  

Our lives are still defined by what happened during a few moments on that August evening more than a year ago. Around 6pm, we received a message on WhatsApp from a friend in London, informing us of a tweet he saw about an “explosion” at the Beirut Port. I made a comment about how dangerous such “fake news” can be, …

Fuel explosion in Lebanon kills 20, wounding dozens
3 years, 4 months ago

Fuel explosion in Lebanon kills 20, wounding dozens

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A warehouse where fuel was illegally stored exploded in northern Lebanon early Sunday, killing 20 people and burning dozens more in the latest tragedy to hit the Mediterranean country in the throes of a devastating economic and political crisis. The Lebanese Red Cross said a fuel tanker exploded and its teams recovered 20 bodies from the site in …

A year ago: Death and birth at hospital hit by Beirut blast
3 years, 4 months ago

A year ago: Death and birth at hospital hit by Beirut blast

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Emmanuelle Khnaisser had been in labor all day, and now it was in the last stages. Five floors below, Jessica Bezdjian was just coming in through the entrance of Beirut’s St. George Hospital. “It was the happiest moment in my life and the ugliest one at the same time,” said Edmond Khnaisser, Emmanuelle’s husband. She thought about her …

A year on, Beirut blast victims still struggling to return home
3 years, 4 months ago

A year on, Beirut blast victims still struggling to return home

Al Jazeera  

Amid economic crisis and political dysfunction, many of Beirut’s homes near the port remain in ruins and their tenants in limbo. “The blast left many families broken, physically, financially and mentally,” President of humanitarian organisation Project HOPE Rabih Torbay told Al Jazeera. “The country now has an average minimum wage of 675,000 Lebanese pounds, which is about $30 per month.” …

Scuffles as families demand accountability over Beirut port blast
3 years, 5 months ago

Scuffles as families demand accountability over Beirut port blast

Al Jazeera  

Riot police fired tear gas and scuffled with protesters – mostly relatives of victims of the Beirut port explosion last year – outside the home of Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister, Mohamed Fehmi. She was referring to Fehmi’s decision to reject a request by the judge investigating the explosion to question one of Lebanon’s most senior generals, the head of General …

Six months ago Beirut blew up, now Lebanon is on the brink of collapse
3 years, 9 months ago

Six months ago Beirut blew up, now Lebanon is on the brink of collapse

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Six months on, Lebanon’s ruling …

4 killed, 20 injured as fuel tank explodes inside Beirut building
4 years, 2 months ago

4 killed, 20 injured as fuel tank explodes inside Beirut building

India TV News  

A diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross said. The state-run National News Agency said the blaze erupted inside a bakery in the basement of the building. The explosion came two months after a massive blast at Beirut’s port killed nearly 200 people, injured about 6,500 …

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