AMMAN (AFP) – A huge blast rocked a Jordanian military munitions depot early Friday (Sept 11) sparking a large fire, but there were no initial…
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From window to jug: Lebanese recycle glass from Beirut blast
TRIPOLI, LEBANON (AFP) – Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man heaved shovel-loads of shards – retrieved from Beirut after…
Nightmares, flashbacks, fatigue: Beirut faces mental health crisis after blast
BEIRUT (REUTERS) – More than two weeks after a massive explosion tore through Beirut killing 181 people and leaving entire neighbourhoods in ruins, Ms Sandra…
5 dead, at least 28 wounded after gunmen storm Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU (AFP, REUTERS) – At least five people were killed Sunday (Aug 16) when gunmen stormed an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia’s capital following a…
Beirut blast: Lebanese say country was already in crisis before explosion
It was 6pm on Tuesday (Aug 4) when Mr Georges Jabbour was at the National Evangelical Church of Beirut, helping out at his cousin’s wedding…
Sixteen port staff detained over Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AFP) – Sixteen staff members at Beirut’s port, the site of a massive explosion, have been detained over the deadly blast that devastated large…
Beirut blast: Lebanese volunteers band together to clean up, help residents
BEIRUT (AFP) – In Beirut’s beloved bar districts, hundreds of young Lebanese ditched beers for brooms on Wednesday (Aug 5) to sweep debris in the…
Beirut blast: Timeline of explosions in Lebanon
BEIRUT (REUTERS) – A huge explosion near the centre of Beirut killed at least 78 people, injured over 4,000 people and sent shockwaves across the…