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Beirut blast
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April 22, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Breaking cease-fire
April 21, 2022 11:10 pm
Israel on Wednesday bombed the outskirts of Beirut and other cities and villages in Lebanon, thus breaking the cease-fire it had entered into with the Palestinian forces in July last year.
Stitches represent scars in Beirut blast survivor's art show
October 08, 2021 11:29 am
Born in Syria and now based in Beirut, 33-year-old visual artist Majd Abdel Hamid embroiders fabrics he collects and items he finds, from cushions to kitchen towels
Shattered by blast, landmark Beirut museum tries to rebuild
August 06, 2021 9:46 am
The massive explosion, which devastated Beirut, also caused a gaping wound to the thriving creative scene for which the Mediterranean city had been famous. Many of the independent, small art spaces are in the cosmopolitan districts hardest hit by the blast
'I wanted to feel strong, stand up': Designer on creating ring inspired by Beirut blast
March 03, 2021 5:48 pm
"This collection couldn’t be more relevant to what [the Lebanese people] are going through right now. The designs stand tall and rise upwards to flourish out of the difficulties"
Beirut silos at heart of debate about remembering port blast
December 10, 2020 5:07 pm
A government-commissioned study in the wake of the disaster says the 50-year-old silos could collapse at any moment and should be demolished, sparking an emotional debate among the city's residents over how to preserve the memory of the tragedy.
Explained: The artist who turned Beirut explosion debris into a sociopolitical statement
November 02, 2020 6:59 pm
The statue stands opposite the site of the Beirut blast and includes mementoes from the civil war - a powerful compilation of a country’s memories.
'The port came to us': The story behind this photo of Beirut blast
September 23, 2020 10:47 pm
An image captured by an Associated Press photographer showing a dust-covered girl carried against a man's shoulder, a gash bleeding from her forehead, has come to symbolize the devastation of the Aug. 4 blast at the Beirut port
How a massive bomb came together in Beirut’s port
September 10, 2020 5:05 pm
Thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate, a compound used in explosives, was spilling from torn bags. In the same hangar were jugs of oil, kerosene and hydrochloric acid; 5 miles of fuse on wooden spools; and 15 tons of fireworks — in short, every ingredient needed to construct a bomb that could devastate a city.
'End of the world': Countdown to Beirut's devastating blast
August 23, 2020 4:39 pm
Across the city, residents who noticed the grey smoke billowing over the facility were drawn to streets, balconies and windows, watching curiously as the fire grew larger. Phones were pulled out of pockets and pointed toward the flames.
Pictures of Beirut's 'miracle baby' George take social media by storm
August 21, 2020 7:29 pm
The boy's father, who wanted the film the moments before his son was born, also ended up catching on camera one of the most devastating explosions in the history of Lebanon.
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Aftermath of deadly blast in Beirut
August 12, 2020 6:44 pm
A nation still burying its dead on Tuesday marked a week since the explosion in Beirut that flattened much of the Lebanese capital's port, damaged buildings and left thousands of people dead and injured.
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