Interior minister says ammonium nitrate likely caused at least one explosion amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patients Rebecca Ratcliffe (now), Helen Sullivan and Oliver Holmes (earlier) …
Beirut Explosion: What Happened in Lebanon and Everything Else You Need to Know
At least 50 people were killed and thousands injured in a massive explosion at the port in Beirut. Here’s what we know so far.
Mia Khalifa’s Tweets About Lebanon Before Beirut Explosion: Country ‘Doesn’t Really Love Me Back’
Mia Khalifa once said Lebanon “doesn’t really love me back” after she was banned from her home country for doing porn. Despite this, Khalifa is sending love to her countrymen after the explosion in …
Bahrain voices solidarity with the people of Lebanon
Manama, Aug.4(BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain expressed its deep regret regarding the horrific explosion that took place today in a warehouse near Port of Beirut, resulting in the death and injury of …
Qatar PM, FM express solidarity with Lebanon
Following are the unofficial translations of tweets by HE Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani and HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister …
Palestine expresses solidarity with Lebanon after explosions
Palestine on Tuesday expressed its solidarity with Lebanon after massive explosions rocked Lebanese capital Beirut. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Palestinian President …
‘Horror show’: Massive explosion in Beirut kills dozens, wounds thousands in Lebanon’s capital
Stunning video shows a mushroom cloud decimating Beirut’s port. Dozens have died with the toll expected to climb.
Lebanon PM Blames Beirut Explosions on Shipment of Ammonium Nitrate Sitting in Port Since 2013
Massive explosions that rocked the city of Beirut on Tuesday were fueled by a 2,750-ton shipment of ammonium nitrate that had been stored in port since 2013, Lebanon’s prime minister announced.”I will …
Beirut explosion: more than 70 dead and 3,700 wounded, says Lebanon health ministry – live updates
This is what Apocalypse looks like! pic.twitter.com/CUvZYSgsKi A ship belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the UN’s peacekeeping mission to the country, has been damaged in the …
Total collapse: Lebanon’s currency crisis explained
Lebanon’s current economic catastrophe is epitomised by one factor more than any other: The free fall of its currency. Since 1997, the Lebanese Central Bank has artificially pegged to the lira was to …