Category: Beirut explosion

Anger rises in the capital as crowd demands resignation of the Lebanese government following Tuesday’s explosionTens of thousands of demonstrators demanded the resignation of Lebanon’s embattled government yesterday,...

Thousands turn out to call for accountability for one of world’s biggest non-nuclear blastsPolice fired teargas at protesters in Beirut on Saturday after thousands turned out in the city centre to demand accountability for...

Anti-government rally planned for Saturday as search efforts continue and funerals heldAngry Lebanese are planning a major protest in central Beirut on Saturday where they will pay respects to those killed in this week’s...

State media say several injured in protests as ambassador to Jordan resigns over ‘state negligence’Blast timeline: what we know, and what we don’t‘None of them this time’: Lebanese vow not to let...

Explosion in port of Beirut has killed at least 100 people and injured 4,000 with damage extending over half the cityAt least 100 people have been killed, 4,000 injured and dozens of buildings damaged after a massive explosion...

Social media lit up with images of fathers, daughters, sons and mothers missing since blast rocked Lebanon cityBeirut explosion: latest updatesFull report: Lebanon in mourningWhat we know so farThey carried his photo across...

Released paper trail of ammonium nitrate reveals repeated warnings by officials and crew were ignored Anger and dismay was building in Beirut today as officials admitted that a massive port explosion that killed at least 135...

Lebanese capital in state of chaos as people grapple with scale of blast that has injured thousandsBeirut explosion – live updatesFull report: huge explosion rocks BeirutAs a ghostly brown haze began to clear, the streets...

Hassan Diab appeals for international assistance as search continues for missing in devastated cityFull report: Lebanon in mourning‘We’re cursed’: shock and despair as explosion devastates cityCrisis upon...

Hospitals struggle to cope with thousands of wounded after huge blast ripped through the capital’s portBeirut explosion: latest updatesWhat we know so far‘We’re cursed’: shock and despair in Beirut as...