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          Beirut explosion

          Anniversary of the deadly Beirut port blast on August 4, 2020

          Replay: Pain, anger, but hope - Beirut port blast five years on

          Replay: Pain, anger, but hope - Beirut port blast five years on

          MENAAugust 04, 2025
          A woman holds a mock judge's gavel as others hold a giant Lebanese flag during a gathering marking the fifth anniversary of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, in front of the port of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)

          Lebanon marks five years since deadly Beirut port blast

          MENAAugust 04, 2025
          Lebanon marks one year since the explosion by displaying body bags in memory of the victims. Reuters

          How does a society heal? Beirut blast survivors unpack collective grief

          WellbeingAugust 04, 2025
          An artistic reproduction of the destroyed silos at Beirut port by artist Cherine Yazbeck. Photo: Cherine Yazbeck

          Art book aims to keep Beirut blast on people's minds

          BooksAugust 04, 2025
          A metal installation set up across from Beirut port calling for justice after the August 4, 2020, explosion that killed more than 220 people and injured thousands. The failure to prosecute those responsible has repercussions that reach far beyond the frustration of the victims’ families. AFP

          Lebanon needs closure on the Beirut blast

          EditorialAugust 04, 2025
          Saint George Hospital stands rebuilt as Beirut marks port blast anniversary. The hospital before the Beirut port blast. Photo: Saint George Hospital University Medical Center

          Saint George Hospital stands rebuilt as Beirut marks port blast anniversary

          UAEAugust 03, 2025
          Sarah Hermez, founder of Creative Space Beirut. The school's workshop was destroyed in the Beirut Port blast. Bryan Denton / The National

          Dreams broken, displaced and rebuilt: Beirut's creatives on life after the blast

          LuxuryAugust 03, 2025
          Five years after surviving the Beirut port explosion, Lebanese musician Bachir Ramadan is writing a memoir. Photo: Bachir Ramadan

          Beirut port explosion survivor Bachir Ramadan turns trauma into testimony

          Music & On-stageAugust 03, 2025
          Aaliya's Books was damaged by the Beirut port explosion in 2020 - and worse was to come. Photo: Mr Dobson

          A beloved bookshop rebuilt from Beirut blast - but Israel's war was a crisis too many

          MENAAugust 02, 2025
          The Beirut port is seen through a smashed window as a man takes a break from cleaning debris from the heavily damaged St George Hospital on August 13, 2020. Getty Images

          I was there during the Beirut blast - my life has never been the same since

          WellbeingAugust 01, 2025
          Getty/Nick Donaldson

          I lost my brother in the Beirut blast. Where is the justice?

          CommentAugust 01, 2025
          Parts of Beirut Port have had to be rebuilt following the explosion five years ago. Getty Images

          The new safety measures now in place at Beirut Port, five years on from explosion

          UAEAugust 01, 2025
          Tamish building, which dates back to the 1920s right after the Beirut port blast, left, and after restoration. Photo: Together Li Beirut

          Fate of Beirut heritage buildings damaged in port blast remains uncertain

          Art & DesignJuly 31, 2025
          The Amadeo, which was moored next to Warehouse 9, was damaged on the day of the Beirut Port blast in 2020. Photo: Eddy Choueiry

          'Corruption and negligence': New book uncovers past Beirut port explosions

          BooksJuly 30, 2025
          02 August 2023, Lebanon, Beirut: A few columns of the destroyed wheat silos of Beirut port are still standing three years after the massive blast that killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 6,000. The grim anniversary on 4 August comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa (Photo by Marwan Naamani/picture alliance via Getty Images)

          'A moment I don't like to remember': Five years on from Beirut's port explosion

          MENAJuly 30, 2025
          Drone footage shows the extent of the damage to the silos in Beirut port following the blast on August 4, 2020. Reuters

          Five years after the port blast, Beirut's wounds remain unhealed

          MENAJuly 30, 2025
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