Beirut News, Photos, Videos and Tweets

"Beirut is gone": Residents emerge from the rubble stunned and wounded

Explosions kill at least 100 people and injure more than 4,000. The number of dead was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble.

beirut - CBS News
8:32am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Satellite images of Beirut explosion show massive crater at port

Satellite images, obtained by CNN from Planet Labs Inc., show a massive crater at the site of Tuesday's explosion in Beirut's port.

beirut - CNN
8:28am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut, Lebanon explosions assessed day after port incident kills dozens, injures thousands

Smoke was still rising from the port, where towering grain silos had been shattered.

beirut - CBS News
8:24am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Lebanon Putting Some Beirut Port Officials On House Arrest After Explosion

The move comes amid speculation that negligence was to blame for the explosion that killed more than 100 people.

beirut - The Huffington Post
8:17am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Wedding video captures moment of Beirut warehouse blast

A video recorded during a wedding in Beirut yesterday captures the moment that a deadly blast took place at a warehouse in the Lebanese city.

beirut - RTE
8:09am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Ammonium nitrate, reported source of Beirut explosions, was used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing

Ammonium nitrate is an odorless crystalline substance that has caused numerous industrial explosions over the decades.

beirut - CBS News
7:39am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: What is ammonium nitrate and how dangerous is it?

Ammonium nitrate has been blamed for a deadly explosion in Beirut, but what exactly is the chemical?

beirut - BBC News
7:37am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut Blast Blamed on Explosive Cargo Seized from Russian Ship

A large cargo of ammonium nitrate seized from a Russian cargo ship in 2014 is blamed for the titanic explosion that rocked Beirut.

beirut - Breitbart News
7:35am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Lebanon's banking, economic and political systems were already under threat before the explosion. Here's why

Well before the explosion in Beirut, and even the coronavirus pandemic which upended the world, Lebanon was in the midst of the worst economic crisis in its history. This is how it all unfolded.

beirut - ABC News (AU)
7:21am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Horrifying Photos Show The Chaotic Aftermath Of The Explosion In Beirut

The blast at the port of Beirut on August 4 left dozens dead and thousands of people injured and homeless.

beirut - Buzzfeed
7:07am PDT - August 5th, 2020

At least 100 dead after Beirut explosions; 300,000 homeless - Breitbart

Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Beirut have increased the death count from the devastating explosions on Tuesday to at least 100, while one official said

beirut - Breitbart News
7:07am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Iranian Media: U.S. ‘Sabotage’ May Have Caused Lebanon Blast

The Iranian news agency Mehr speculated that the Beirut, Lebanon, explosion was the product of U.S. "sabotage."

beirut - Breitbart News
7:02am PDT - August 5th, 2020

EXPLAINER | What you need to know about the explosions in Beirut | News24

People all over Beirut have turned to social media to locate loved ones who went missing during the explosion.

beirut - News24
6:59am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Israel Offers Enemy State Lebanon Humanitarian Aid in Wake of Explosion

Israel offered humanitarian aid to its ostensible enemy, Lebanon, after a massive explosion at a Beirut port killed at least a 100 people.

beirut - Breitbart News
6:46am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Lebanese Confront Scenes Of Devastation After Beirut Explosion

One hundred people were killed and thousands more were injured in the explosion that ripped through the city, leaving swaths of residents homeless.

beirut - The Huffington Post
6:31am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: At least 100 dead, searching for more, after blast - Business Insider

A massive explosion shook the Beirut's port area, an officials are pointing to explosives that were stored at the port.

beirut - Business Insider
6:09am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: At least 100 dead, searching for more, after blast - Business Insider

A massive explosion shook the Beirut's port area, an officials are pointing to explosives that were stored at the port.

beirut - Business Insider (UK)
6:09am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion

Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands and leaving entire city blocks blanketed with glass and rub…

beirut - Google News (Canada)
5:44am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: Aerial footage shows scale of deadly blast - Business Insider

The government said the blast was caused by a stockpile of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been kept at the port for years.

beirut - Business Insider
5:26am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: Aerial footage shows scale of deadly blast - Business Insider

The government said the blast was caused by a stockpile of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been kept at the port for years.

beirut - Business Insider (UK)
5:26am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: Security sources say ‘welding work’ may have caused deadly blast

Beirut explosion: Security sources say ‘welding’ may have caused deadly blast

beirut - Google News (Australia)
5:21am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut ‘a city in agony after apocalypse’

Beirut is a “city in agony” as many of its dead lie in rubble, thousands of injured are treated in carparks of overwhelmed hospitals and a potentially catastrophic food ­crisis looms in the wake of the apocalyptic chemical explosion at its main port.

beirut - Google News (Australia)
5:17am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut death toll rises to at least 100 as explosion is blamed on 2,750-ton ammonium nitrate stash

The government announced an investigation to determine within five days the exact cause of the explosion and "who was responsible."

beirut - Google News
4:59am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: 2 people describe being caught up in blast - Business Insider

Two Beirut residents caught up in the explosion described what it was like to be in the city during the blast, and how the city is now devastated.

beirut - Business Insider
4:42am PDT - August 5th, 2020

Beirut explosion: 2 people describe being caught up in blast - Business Insider

Two Beirut residents caught up in the explosion described what it was like to be in the city during the blast, and how the city is now devastated.

beirut - Business Insider (UK)
4:42am PDT - August 5th, 2020

A wonderful short animated done by @MayaZankoul we will never get over this . great work #Beirut #BeirutBlast #beirutexplosion #Lebanon #August4 https://t.co/EKtP2anquD

Dory K (@The_Doudz)
12:29am PDT - July 27th, 2023
Raymond Depardon USA. 1981. 

I would carry a Leica around with me, with that wonderful German-made M21 lens which had served me so well in Beirut, Afghanistan and Chad. It became my companion

Raymond Depardon USA. 1981. I would carry a Leica around with me, with that wonderful German-made M21 lens which had served me so well in Beirut, Afghanistan and Chad. It became my companion" (Raymond Depardon) https://t.co/xpARS0Wr6I

I'm not here (@Glasgowman70)
12:18am PDT - July 27th, 2023
RT @agargmd: Hayek Hospital in Beirut doesn’t f*** around. They tell the truth. https://t.co/cozOpd0ZkX

RT @agargmd: Hayek Hospital in Beirut doesn’t f*** around. They tell the truth. https://t.co/cozOpd0ZkX

Oxford Medic (@OxfordMedic)
12:18am PDT - July 27th, 2023

RT @Mark_Goldberg: So @HonAhmedHussen moves to International Development, having already sent $133,000 to Beirut for #LaithMarouf; @KamalKh

The Dutiful Dragon (@a_critical_eye)
12:04am PDT - July 27th, 2023

RT @manal_shreim: Always a pleasure to welcome friends @dafacampaign. Thank you @georgesaliby & @drelise_eidsalibi & hope to see you soon.…

samia semaan (@SemaanSamia)
11:52pm PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @PaulaYacoubian: There’s so much more for women to achieve… The last day of “Allo, Beirut ?” exhibition… Do not miss it! #Beirut #Lebano

katia dib (@katiadib1991)
11:51pm PDT - July 26th, 2023
Meet LLWB President, Mrs. @CorineKiameKari at the Visa Everywhere Initiative  (VEI) CEMEA 2023 happening today!

Watch the live stream at 1:00 pm Beirut time through the below link: 

https://t.co/NQhCZURScu https://t.co/23NR4yfxc7

Meet LLWB President, Mrs. @CorineKiameKari at the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) CEMEA 2023 happening today! Watch the live stream at 1:00 pm Beirut time through the below link: https://t.co/NQhCZURScu https://t.co/23NR4yfxc7

LLWB | Lebanese League for Women in Business (@LLWB_lb)
11:51pm PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @UNICEFLebanon: The solarization of 150 primary health care centres will help maintain their basic functions on solar energy and ensure…

Zeeshan Hanif (@umpirezee)
11:45pm PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @agargmd: Hayek Hospital in Beirut doesn’t f*** around. They tell the truth. https://t.co/cozOpd0ZkX

RT @agargmd: Hayek Hospital in Beirut doesn’t f*** around. They tell the truth. https://t.co/cozOpd0ZkX

Harry Frasier (@FrasierHarry)
11:41pm PDT - July 26th, 2023

RT @scholarsregion: 2023 American University of Beirut (AUB) Mastercard Foundation Scholarship For African Students Host Country: USA Stu…

Kwame (@samalink_gh)
4:58am PDT - July 16th, 2023

British actress and singer Jane Birkin was found dead at her home in Paris, Le Parisien newspaper and BFM television reported on Sunday, citing people close to her. She had most recently performed in Beirut at a concert in 2008 and previously collaborated with Lebanese-Canadian… https://t.co/FpLFQtJkur

L'Orient Today (@lorienttoday)
4:57am PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @Boneyardsafari: Flashback to 1983 aboard USS Independence CV-62 off the coast of Beirut, Lebanon. Fighting corrosion is a constant bat…

FlyPastRush (@PlaneThought41)
4:52am PDT - July 16th, 2023

Beirut, the city that never ceases to smell like a public urinal https://t.co/Z0u5TEewfB

deemz (@7aleebNeedo)
4:50am PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @tonimouawad: Beirut, the city that never sleeps! https://t.co/ew2QRT1KBW

RT @tonimouawad: Beirut, the city that never sleeps! https://t.co/ew2QRT1KBW

Alywood (@3aleyx)
4:49am PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @faridtalih: #Beirut dichotomies, high art & fruit https://t.co/5eXXmt47Xd

RT @faridtalih: #Beirut dichotomies, high art & fruit https://t.co/5eXXmt47Xd

Hany Ragy (@Hragy)
4:47am PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @LF_ForeignAff: Paula Geagea representing the Lebanese Forces Foreign Affairs Department at the 6th Brazilian Film Festival. This event…

Gk_kds (@gk_kds)
4:43am PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @tonimouawad: Beirut, the city that never sleeps! https://t.co/ew2QRT1KBW

RT @tonimouawad: Beirut, the city that never sleeps! https://t.co/ew2QRT1KBW

ahmed (@metamorphosis68)
4:43am PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @Uravanna2: This is Beirut explosion blast wave. (2.75 million Kgs of Ammonium Nitrate stockpiled in a warehouse). The intensity is equ…

Abiola (@baviofficial)
12:28am PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @thatskindascary: footage of the 2020 beirut explosion captured from different angles, showing the devastating shock wave that caused 22…

Abiola (@baviofficial)
12:28am PDT - July 16th, 2023
#SceneStyled: What happens when life imitates art? When fashion grows to embody socio-cultural ebbs and flows and fabric falters beneath the weight of ongoing emotional turmoil?

Beirut’s Emergency Room brought us closer to understanding the movements shaping those questions, and… https://t.co/st2tp0rfsp https://t.co/LrsH1P7uO2

#SceneStyled: What happens when life imitates art? When fashion grows to embody socio-cultural ebbs and flows and fabric falters beneath the weight of ongoing emotional turmoil? Beirut’s Emergency Room brought us closer to understanding the movements shaping those questions, and… https://t.co/st2tp0rfsp https://t.co/LrsH1P7uO2

CairoScene (@CairoScene)
12:26am PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @oldlevantine: Hey Beirut my darling, you too could’ve been somebody. But I understand. It’s easier to stay with stupid. https://t.co/fZ…

Nabil Daher (@nabildaher98)
12:26am PDT - July 16th, 2023
#9HGRC of Hyperion Aviation ID hidden from tracking arrived from #Larnaca to #Beirut we have seen this jet fly in & out a lot recently https://t.co/FIqVKdpc74

#9HGRC of Hyperion Aviation ID hidden from tracking arrived from #Larnaca to #Beirut we have seen this jet fly in & out a lot recently https://t.co/FIqVKdpc74

LebanonPrivateJets (@LebanonJets)
12:18am PDT - July 16th, 2023
#ODCXL of Cedar Executive went to #Baghdad this morning & headed back to #Beirut now https://t.co/kXekcvh08P

#ODCXL of Cedar Executive went to #Baghdad this morning & headed back to #Beirut now https://t.co/kXekcvh08P

LebanonPrivateJets (@LebanonJets)
12:13am PDT - July 16th, 2023
Beirut's Harbor from dusk til dawn. It is amazing to see Beirut, reconstructed for the 8th time, sleepless again, hosting amazing parties, and celebrating life, despite their destruction, terrorism, and culture of death.  #Beirutnightlife #partypeople #EDM #grouptherapy #phoenix https://t.co/Om9FNi0W3N

Beirut's Harbor from dusk til dawn. It is amazing to see Beirut, reconstructed for the 8th time, sleepless again, hosting amazing parties, and celebrating life, despite their destruction, terrorism, and culture of death. #Beirutnightlife #partypeople #EDM #grouptherapy #phoenix https://t.co/Om9FNi0W3N

Dali Geagea ܕܰܠܝ (@DaliGeagea)
9:01pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @NoVA_Campaigns: Before becoming @USAO_DC & lead Jan 6 prosecutor Matthew Graves worked for DLA Piper law. He received income $5,000+ f…

Michael Butcher (@Michael22782863)
8:56pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @OV_Matter: Having been born in Beirut during the civil war and now residing in this incredible nation that I proudly call home, I am de…

Debra Songer (@debra_songer)
8:30pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @OV_Matter: Having been born in Beirut during the civil war and now residing in this incredible nation that I proudly call home, I am de…

Hadega (@Hadega5)
8:28pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @OV_Matter: Having been born in Beirut during the civil war and now residing in this incredible nation that I proudly call home, I am de…

Karen Earl (@KarenEa67825845)
8:22pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @donovanreyno1ds: This thread has gon on for too long. I won’t be able to touch on… - how he “borrowed” billions from social security t…

TDB68 (@tbell1968)
8:22pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @OV_Matter: Having been born in Beirut during the civil war and now residing in this incredible nation that I proudly call home, I am de…

(@OV_Matter)
8:22pm PDT - July 14th, 2023
RT @PetrosJH: Armenian  women in Beirut defending their neighborhood during the Lebanese civil war. https://t.co/cvA0tWFpFW

RT @PetrosJH: Armenian women in Beirut defending their neighborhood during the Lebanese civil war. https://t.co/cvA0tWFpFW

Armen Grigoryan (@Armen_Armenia1)
8:06pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @peterdaou: I grew up in Beirut. Trust me when I tell you that cluster bombs are child killers.

Carol Schneider (@OneeghaCarol)
8:05pm PDT - July 14th, 2023
RT @menavisualss: One of the Lebanese Guards at the Palace. Beirut, Lebanon, 1959 https://t.co/RkNURjLFcd

RT @menavisualss: One of the Lebanese Guards at the Palace. Beirut, Lebanon, 1959 https://t.co/RkNURjLFcd

Ak47m844 (@ak47m844)
7:58pm PDT - July 14th, 2023
RT @VcfCommunism: Love is revolutionary.

PLO fighters West Beirut, 1988 https://t.co/qffg7MjKjL

RT @VcfCommunism: Love is revolutionary. PLO fighters West Beirut, 1988 https://t.co/qffg7MjKjL

a Hovercraft and a Dry Sandwich (@Burnum)
7:45pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @Hannahmc_carthy: Latest update from Beirut on the Unfil case for @IrishTimes https://t.co/8C2Ae9Two6

Joe Karam (@lawyerjoek)
7:13pm PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @Hannahmc_carthy: Latest update from Beirut on the Unfil case for @IrishTimes https://t.co/8C2Ae9Two6

TheIrishmanInGeorgia (@IrishmanInATL)
7:30am PDT - July 14th, 2023
RT @ImadSalamoun: Source: Beirut ya Beirut https://t.co/yA68qPZzjm

RT @ImadSalamoun: Source: Beirut ya Beirut https://t.co/yA68qPZzjm

Akbib khalil (@KhalilAkbib)
7:30am PDT - July 14th, 2023

RT @Hannahmc_carthy: Latest update from Beirut on the Unfil case for @IrishTimes https://t.co/8C2Ae9Two6

Conor Gallagher (@ConorGallaghe_r)
7:23am PDT - July 14th, 2023

Pakistan Embassy: CAMEA, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and Issam Fares Institute (IFI), American University of Beirut signed a General Agreement for Cooperation https://t.co/RScaBj2UJj

Cedar News (@cedar_news)
7:17am PDT - July 14th, 2023