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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After a long-forgotten painting of Hercules and Omphale was punctured by glass and coated in debris during the 2020 explosion in Beirut, the monumental oil-on ...
When 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020, it ripped through the city, killing more than 218 people. Among them was three-year-old Alexandra Naggear.
It is five years since a fire ignited a storage warehouse in the port of Beirut, causing a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital. With shock-waves equivalent to a 3.3 magnitude earthquake, the ...
Families of the victims of a port explosion in Beirut are still searching for justice after an investigation into who is to blame has been repeatedly delayed. On 4 August, 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ...
Families of the victims of a port explosion in Beirut are still searching for justice after an investigation into who is to blame has been repeatedly delayed. On 4 August, 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ...
George Bezdjian remembers searching for his daughter, Jessica, after a massive explosion at Beirut’s port five years ago. He found her at the St. Georges Hospital where she worked as a nurse.
It's been five years and we don't want to have a sixth," Mr Noun said from a stage set up near the port. The blast destroyed large swathes of Beirut, leaving tens of thousands of people homeless.
Saint George Hospital University Medical Centre in Beirut has been restored after the port explosion of August 2020 destroyed parts of the building.
On Aug. 8, 2020, thousands rallied in Beirut, demanding justice after the port explosion and protesting government negligence. Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and pellet ...
Sharjah supports Beirut’s recovery efforts after 2020 Beirut Port blast The 2020 Beirut Port explosion claimed over 150 lives, injured thousands, and displaced nearly 300,000 residents.