Beirut port explosion

Celebrating Resilience: Rabih Kayrouz Presents Collection in Restored Atelier

Beirut, the wounded city, rises from its ashes through art and creation. Emblematic of this resilience, Lebanese designer Rabih Kayrouz chose to present his new Spring-Summer 2024 collection in his Gemmayzé district workshop, beautifully restored after being devastated by the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020. An emotionally charged event ...

August 4: Families of Victims Protest for Issuance of Indictment

The “Families of Victims and Martyrs of the Beirut Port Explosion” Association held a protest on Monday at noon titled “Victims Only Want Justice, and Justice Is Your Duty” in front of the Palace of Justice in Beirut. The protest was attended by the Beirut Fire Brigade and a large number of families of the victims, martyrs and those ...

August 4: Weapons and Injustice

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 ...

August 4: Al-Rai Calls for International Investigation into Beirut Port Explosion

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 ...

4th Commemoration of Beirut Port Explosion: Local Reactions

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 ...

Beirut Port Explosion: Judge Bitar to Resume Investigation

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 ...