Truth about Beirut port blast can never stay hidden: Pope FrancisOn the eve of the second anniversary of the deadly explosion, Pope Francis gave a strong message that the truth of the incident can never b...
04 Aug, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blastThe dire situation in a nation once known as a regional hub for banking, real estate and medical services has drawn intense interest in Mic...
24 Nov, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion, cause of fire unknownThe Lebanese army said the fire is at a warehouse where oil and tires are placed in the duty free zone at the port adding that fighting the...
10 Sep, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
Elie Saab's HQ damaged, home gutted in Beirut blast, but designer says 'we must go on'Saab, who began his label during Lebanon's civil war, said the blast revived those memories.
18 Aug, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
India sending more relief, humanitarian materials, medicines to explosion-torn LebanonUN General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande said the devastating impact of last week's tragedy makes it imperative for the interna...
11 Aug, 2020, 03.42 PM IST
A week after explosion, Beirut could run out of bread in 2 weeksU.N. food chief David Beasley is in Beirut assessing damage and recovery prospects.
11 Aug, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
Lebanon's cabinet resigns over Beirut blast amid public furyPrime Minster Hassan Diab headed to the presidential palace to submit the Cabinet's group resignation, said Health Minister Hamad Hassan.
10 Aug, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
A father, a sister, a son: The blast in Beirut takes a heavy toll on LebanonIn an instant, thousands of lives were affected by the blast that appeared to have been caused when highly explosive ammonium nitrate being...
08 Aug, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
Warnings flashed for years of explosives at heart of Beirut, shows a newly surfaced documentYet in a circle of negligence, nothing was done - and on Tuesday, the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate blew up, obliterating the city's main ...
08 Aug, 2020, 08.51 AM IST
Beirut Explosion: Two huge explosions kill more than 70, thousands woundedThe explosion appeared to be centred around Beirut's port and caused wide scale destruction and shattered windows miles away. The blasts we...
07 Aug, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
CBIC asks Customs to check within 48 hours explosives stored in warehouses, portsCustoms authorities and field formations have been directed to verify and confirm within 48 hours that any hazardous and explosive material...
06 Aug, 2020, 09.48 PM IST
Beirut's accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disasterProkoshev said the ship was carrying 2,750 tonnes of a highly combustible chemical from Georgia to Mozambique when the order came to divert...
06 Aug, 2020, 08.28 PM IST
German diplomat killed in Beirut blast, first confirmed German fatalityA German diplomat was killed in the huge explosion in Beirut. The woman is the first German confirmed to have died as a result of the devas...
06 Aug, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
Lebanon blast killed at least 137, injured 5,000: MinistryTuesday's explosion obliterated part of the port and caused damage over a wide radius in the heart of the city, prompting fears the final d...
06 Aug, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Ammonium nitrate confiscated from a cargo ship likely fueled Beirut explosionThe scale of the damage _ from the epicenter of the explosion at the port of Beirut to the windows blown out kilometers (miles) away _ rese...
05 Aug, 2020, 10.41 PM IST
Up to 300,000 left homeless by Beirut blast: GovernorA huge blast in Beirut has left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, i...
05 Aug, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
What we know so far about the Beirut explosions that killed a hundred and injured thousandsSeismologists measures the explosions -- heard in Nicosia, 240 kilometres away in Cyprus -- as being the equivalent of a 3.3-magnitude eart...
05 Aug, 2020, 11.25 AM IST