Moncef Ait-Kaci, 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
august 4 lebanon beirut port explosion
That day began like any other. Sam, a young bartender then working in Hamra, was already on shift, and the restaurant was packed. “I was preparing orders when I felt the ground shaking. A massive jolt. They say there were two explosions, but I only heard one. A sound unlike anything I’d ever heard.” Jacques, architect, was sitting down to ...
This is Beirut, 14:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Beirut Lebanon August 4 explosion Beirut Port explosion justice
On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 200 people and injured thousands, officials and institutions have renewed their calls for justice and remembrance, while tributes were held across the country. Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar visited the Beirut Fire Brigade headquarters, where he laid a wreath at ...
Fady Noun, 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon August 4 Pope Leo Paolo Borgia
“Beloved and suffering Lebanon” was the heartfelt theme of a prayer vigil held Sunday evening in the outdoor courtyard of Our Lady of Deliverance Church, in Beirut’s Karantina district near the port. The ceremony, attended by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Paolo Borgia, featured a candlelit procession and the blessing of the 75 olive trees - ...
Lyne Sammouri, 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Port of Beirut August 4 Explosion Lebanon
For the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, residents reflect on the day that reshaped their lives and a memory that still demands justice.
Charles Chartouni, 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Iran Israel United States
American political scientists in the sixties were quite pessimistic when analyzing the cascading political crises befalling Lebanon since the late fifties. Leila Meo used the label of “improbable nation” (1963), and Michael Hudson characterized it as a “precarious republic" (1965). This sense of instability prompted numerous scholars to ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 03/08 19:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Justice Tarek Bitar Lebanon August 4 2020
Five long years. Five years since the explosion on August 4, 2020, that mushroom-shaped cloud that swallowed the capital, crushed hundreds of lives, and left a nation in shock. Yet in Beirut, life has gone on as if nothing happened. As if more than 240 people had not died, as if over 7,000 had not been wounded, and as if the country were not ...
Lea Mehanna, 02/08 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Arts Music Culture Painting
Whether through the gentle stroke of a brush or the resonant voice of the viola, painter and musician Ribal Molaeb brings to life a world of light, serenity, and harmony.
Bélinda Ibrahim, 02/08 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Middle East Africa Lebanon Solar Eclipse World
On August 2, 2027, a narrow band of totality will stretch from southern Spain to the southern Arabian Peninsula, offering a dramatic celestial display already dubbed “the eclipse of the century.” It is set to be one of the most spectacular astronomical events of the 21st century. The eclipse will begin over the Atlantic Ocean shortly after ...
This is Beirut, 01/08 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Drowning Lebanon prevention awareness safety health
Lebanon launched its first National Drowning Prevention Awareness Campaign on Friday, aiming to address a leading yet preventable public health issue. The campaign was motivated by the statistics related to drownings in Lebanon. A recent study by Dr. Samar El Hajj from the American University of Beirut, using data from the Internal Security ...
This is Beirut, 01/08 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Beirut Explosion Justice Lebanon Investigation August 4
Minister of Justice Adel Nassar announced on Friday that the investigation into the devastating Beirut Port explosion of August 4, 2020, is approaching its final phase. Nassar emphasized the importance of reaching the truth and ensuring accountability, declaring that no state can be complete without justice for such a catastrophic ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 01/08 18:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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When justice falters, memory remains. A memory planted with bare hands into a soil still shaken by anger and silence. For five years, families of August 4, 2020 explosion victims have waited in vain, expecting answers, accountability, and convictions. But waiting led nowhere. So, some have stopped waiting. Not out of vengeance, but to stand their ...
This is Beirut, 01/08 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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British Chargé d’Affaires Victoria Dunne inaugurated a new accommodation facility in Hamat on Friday, marking the 80th Lebanese Army Day. According to a statement issued by the British Embassy, “the project, funded by the UK Ministry of Defense, supports ongoing British training for various units of the Lebanese Armed Forces, including ...