This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 20:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a highly anticipated move, judicial sources have confirmed that Judge Tarek Bitar, the investigating judge in charge of probing the deadly double explosion of August 4, 2020, is preparing to resume his work after a hiatus of over two and a half years. According to "Huna Lebanon", Judge Bitar intentionally waited until after the August 4 ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-08-04 20:13 - Reading : less than a minute
With heavy hearts and burning anger, the Lebanese people continue to fight for justice. Thousands gathered for the 4th commemoration of the Beirut port explosion on Sunday.
2024-08-04 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Thousands of people are currently flocking to the port of Beirut from Martyrs' Square and Karantina. All have come to pay tribute to the victims and demand justice, four years after the tragedy.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 17:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the fourth anniversary of the Beirut port blast, which occurred on August 4, 2020, several local political figures took to social media to mark the occasion. Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri asserted that only by uncovering the truth about the "port crime" can justice be served for the victims and Beirut be restored to its former glory. For ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 16:34 - Reading : less than a minute
On the fourth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, Pope Francis called for justice to be served. He also urged efforts to help Lebanon emerge from its crises and to "achieve peace in the Middle East, ending the war that threatens the countries and peoples of the region in Israel, Lebanon and Syria." Furthermore, he paid tribute to newly ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 15:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut Elias Audi called upon judges, lawyers, leaders and the entire nation to awaken their conscience and seek justice, as it has been four years since the Beirut port explosion and the perpetrators have not been held accountable. Metropolitan Audi presided over a solemn Mass at Saint George Cathedral on Sunday. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 13:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Reports from various media outlets indicate that approximately 50 rockets were launched on Sunday from southern Lebanon, targeting Kiryat Shmona and Beit Hillel in northern Israel. "We have added the new settlement of Beit Hillel to our list of targets and bombarded it for the first time with dozens of Katyusha rockets," Hezbollah said in a ...
Maureen Décor 2024-08-04 12:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Four years after the Beirut harbor explosion, the scars of the past are still visible in Mar Mikhail and Gemmayze, but their streets are vibrating again, a symbol of Lebanese resilience.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-04 12:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called for an international investigation into the Beirut port explosion as the tragedy marks its fourth anniversary. "We pray for the course of justice in the investigation of the Beirut Port explosion," he stated during his Sunday sermon from Diman. Patriarch Al-Rai renewed his condemnation of the ...
2024-08-04 10:32 - Reading : 12 minute(s)
Far from over, the path to justice for the victims of the Beirut port explosion remains a long and winding one. After Judge Jamal Hajjar was designated interim Attorney General to the Court of Cassation to replace Judge Ghassan Oweidate – and despite Hajjar’s pledge to unblock the inquiry led by Judge Tarek Bitar – the investigation is still ...
Rémi Amalvy 2024-08-04 08:30 - Reading : less than a minute
At 6:07 PM on August 4, 2020, Lebanon’s fate took a drastic turn. One of the most devastating non-nuclear explosions in history rocked a part of Beirut, claiming the lives of over 200 people and injuring thousands of others, many severely. Four years later, the victims and their families have found neither rest nor justice. A recap on a ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-08-03 18:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In the wake of the port of Beirut's tragic explosion, a remarkable force emerged on the city streets—hundreds of young volunteers armed with determination and compassion. Their collective efforts to clean up and rebuild in the aftermath of devastation not only restored physical structures but also nurtured a sense of community and shared ...