When my people were blown to pieces on the streets of Beirut on November 12th, the headlines read: explosion in Hezbollah stronghold, as if delineating the political background of a heavily urban area somehow placed the terrorism in context. When my people died on the streets of Beirut on No...
In early 2020, the hostel, like all of Lebanon, began to struggle under multiple crises. First the economic collapse, followed by Covid-19. After the devastating August 4 explosion in Beirut, the hostel community quickly mobilized to restore and fix the parts damaged. But the hostel, sadly,...
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab today called for a day of national mourning after a massive explosion ripped through the capital Beirut yesterday, killing at least 100 people and injuring at least 4,000 others. The extent of the damage is immense; the city’s governor Marwan Abboud estim...
In August 2020, a devastating explosion of about 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate happened in the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, completely destroying the port of Beirut along with adjacent part of the city. Today, the Beirut municipality and the Inspireli Awards announce a unique architectural co...
taking in relics at the National Museum, or exploring the nearby Phoenician-era ruins of Byblos, travelers aren’t likely to run out of things to do in Beirut. Though scars from civil war and the Port of Beirut explosion remain, the city offers not only a study in contrasts but a lesson...
After the devastating port explosion of 4 August 2020, Beirut's creative community is battling to rebuild amid power-cuts and petrol shortages. A year on from the blast, Monocle joins its designers and architects on the streets of the city to see how they hope to make the city anew. ...
Trey Yingst goes inside a damaged apartment complex in Beirut, Lebanon as the investigation continues into the deadly explosion. The Lebanese people are demanding answers as rescue teams pulled more bodies from the rubble of Beirut's port on Friday, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent...
Six people died in the explosion. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned al-Arouri’s killing as an “Israeli crime” that he said aimed to draw Lebanon deeper into the Palestine-Israel conflict. A Sputni...
Beirut was declared a “disaster city” by authorities on Wednesday, in the wake of a huge explosion in the port of the Lebanese capital that left at least 135 people dead and 5,000 injured. The number of deaths is expected to climb amid ongoing search a
The detentions come after Lebanese President Michel Aoun promised a transparent investigation into the causes of the explosion, vowing Wednesday that those responsible would be held accountable and face “severe punishment.” There is a growing body of evidence, including emails and public court docu...