As part of his visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion — the largest nonnuclear blast in modern history. For William Noun, the brother of a ...

The destroyed silos in the port of Beirut on 1 August 2025, five years after the colossal explosion of 4 August 2020. Five years after the deadly explosion at Beirut’s port on 4 August 2020, many ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon’s dysfunction and official impunity as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s ...

The city of Beirut was rocked by one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. In a matter of seconds, a massive blast tore through Lebanon’s capital, killing 218 people, injuring over 7,000, ...

BEIRUT — On Monday, Lebanon marked the fifth anniversary of the deadly port explosion that rocked Beirut and its surrounding areas in August 2020, as the investigation into the blast remains stalled ...

In the aftermath of the port explosions, UNESCO launched the LiBeirut initiative to mobilize funds for the city's reconstruction. The organization coordinated the rehabilitation of 280 educational ...