Because of political pressures, no one has been held responsible to date for the catastrophic 2020 port explosion in Lebanon’s capital. The new government wants to change that. But a treacherous ...

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice. The blast, caused by detonated ...

Hundreds of Lebanese gathered solemnly near Beirut's coast on Monday to commemorate a half-decade since the cataclysmic port blast of 2020, when more than 200 people were killed in one of the largest ...

Five years after the massive Beirut port explosion that killed more than 220 people and injured thousands, victims' families ...

Damage after the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut explosion. (photo: Mehr News Agency / CC BY SA 4.0) Victoria Cardiel/CNA Vatican August 4, 2025 ...

When 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020, it ripped through the city ... In the immediate aftermath of the explosion, residents cleaned up the city themselves.

The August 4, 2020 disaster was one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions, and devastated swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring over 6,500.

Explosion at Lebanese arms depot kills 6 army experts, wounds several others Updated Aug 10, 2025 4:52 a.m.

An explosion at an arms depot in south Lebanon has killed six troops and wounded several others. The blast happened Saturday ...