Recent Highlights
All Stories for Beirut Blast
Beirut explosion: Rescue workers find no sign of life in debris of collapsed building
• 5 years agoThe 4 August explosion in the port city killed at least 191, making it Lebanon's deadliest peacetime disaster
Day after French President Macron's visit, Lebanese leaders begin talks to form new crisis govt
• 5 years agoFrance and the international community have said they will not provide financial assistance to Lebanon unless it implements radical changes
Visual artists collaborate for fundraiser to support communities affected in the Beirut blast
Fp Staff • 5 years agoA fundraising initiative, titled 'For the Love of Beirut', is led by Ruwa and Gulf Photo Plus in partnership with Beirut Center of Photography, In My House, and Jadaliyya to celebrate love and an intimate appreciation for Beirut, and to support the communities affected by the blast.
Lebanon's government resigns amid widespread anger over last week's Beirut blast
• 5 years agoIn March, as the economy faltered, Lebanon defaulted on a $1.2 billion payment for foreign bonds for the first time in the country’s history
Lebanon's entire government resigns over Beirut explosion, says health minister
• 5 years agoThe decision came after several ministers announced their resignations and protesters clashed with security forces over the blast that left 160 dead
Hariri verdict, a Russian-owned ship and Hezbollah-Israel animosity: Conspiracy theories abound over Beirut blast
Anindad • 5 years agoIn the Lebanese cesspool of corruption and mismanagement, the actual reason for the Beirut blast or the identity of men behind it may never be known
Beirut blast: Searchers recover more bodies days after explosion at city's port; toll reaches 149, over 5,000 hurt
• 5 years agoAmong the four bodies recovered from the rubble of Beirut's port in the last 24 hours was that of 23-year-old Joe Akiki, a port worker missing since Tuesday's explosion
690 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate stored near Chennai sparks fear of Beirut-like blast; no threat, say Customs
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe storage of the chemical in Chennai became a cause for serious concern in the backdrop of the explosion of the chemical in Beirut on Tuesday, which killed 135 people and injured around 4,000
Beirut blast leaves 135 dead: Lebanese authorities probe explosion amid rising anger, calls for change
• 5 years agoAnger is mounting against the various political factions, including the Hezbollah militant group, that have ruled the country since the 1975-1990 civil war.
Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around cratered port; 135 dead so far, over 5,000 injured
• 5 years agoThe blast, which appeared to have been caused by an accidental fire that ignited a stockpile of ammonium nitrate, rippled across Beirut causing widespread destruction