Residents of Lebanon’s capital struggle to find material and cash to repair the damage—and to revive the city’s spirit The shockwave unleashed last August by one of the biggest nonnuclear explosions ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon’s dysfunction and official impunity as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s ...

Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wrapped up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Tuesday. He also met with relatives of some of the ...

BEIRUT — A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after a massive explosion. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility which ...

On a warm, clear August day in Beirut, Lebanon, five years ago, the lives of countless residents of the Middle Eastern coastal metropolis — including the city’s numerous Christians — changed forever.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's health minister says more than 70 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured in the huge explosion that rocked Beirut. The blast Tuesday flattened much of the city ...

With the fifth anniversary of Beirut’s 2020 port explosion on Monday, one might expect to see memorials and other acts of remembrance across the city, but many in Lebanon are simply trying to move on.

Dear Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Dear Justice Minister Adel Nassar, We, the undersigned international and national human rights organizations, and families of the victims of the August 2020 Beirut ...

On 4 August, 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut, the Lebanese capital city, exploded, causing more than 190 deaths, 6,500 injuries, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people ...

Five years have now passed since the tragic Beirut port explosion. While many Lebanese have moved on, those who lost friends and family are still fighting for justice for their loved ones. One such ...

In the aftermath of the port explosions, UNESCO launched the LiBeirut initiative to mobilize funds for the city's reconstruction. The organization coordinated the rehabilitation of 280 educational ...