After Lebanon blast, future lawsuits pile up against the state
BEIRUT (AFP) – Elie Hasrouty, who lost his father to the Aug 4 Beirut port blast, is one of at least 1,228 grieving [...]
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Teheran province blast kills one, damages buildings, says media
TEHERAN (AFP) – An explosion in a battery workshop near the Iranian capital on Friday (Sept 11) killed one person, injured 10 others [...]
Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected
BEIRUT (REUTERS) – Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a Beirut building for a second day on Friday (Sept 4) in the [...]
Lebanon's leaders warned in July about explosives at port, documents show
BEIRUT (REUTERS) – Lebanese security officials warned the Prime Minister and President last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s [...]
Lebanese call for an uprising after protests rocked Beirut
BEIRUT (REUTERS) – Some Lebanese called on Sunday (Aug 9) for a sustained uprising to topple their leaders amid public fury over this [...]
As smoke clears in Beirut, shock turns to anger
BEIRUT – Since an orphaned shipment of highly explosive chemicals arrived at the port of Beirut in 2013, Lebanese officials treated it the [...]
Rescuers search for survivors after Beirut blasts
BEIRUT • Rescuers searched for survivors yesterday after cataclysmic explosions at Beirut’s port sowed devastation across entire city neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 [...]
Six injured in huge blast at China fireworks factory
BEIJING (AFP) – Powerful explosions rocked a fireworks factory in south-west China on Wednesday night (July 8), leaving at least six people injured, [...]