Israel considers Lebanon an enemy state, but today, Tel Aviv stood in solidarity with its northern neighbor.

The electricity was out at Fatima Al Mahmoud’s Beirut home even before a colossal explosion ripped through the Lebanese capital late on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least 135 people, and wounding a further 5,000. A senior editor at online city guide Beirut.c…

With search and rescue operations underway in Lebanon after a massive explosion ripped through the capital city of Beirut, citizens tell how they have been left homeless in the hundreds of thousands, many of their homes now under rubble.

Beirut has long been synonymous with the word explosion. The city was the main flashpoint of Lebanon's 15-year civil war, one of the world's longest. And in the last 15 years alone, it has witnessed a string of assassinations, a days-long civil conflict, a mo…

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

Lebanon's executive cabinet agreed to place under house arrest every Beirut port official responsible for storing confiscated items Wednesday in response to a massive blast in the port that has killed at least 100 and left thousands homeless.

It was only relatively recently, in October 2018, that TechCrunch held Startup Battlefield MENA to unpack startups in the Middle East and North Africa. When TechCrunch went looking for a city in the region to host the event in, it quickly became clear that Be…

AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut's governor said may have left 250,000 people homeless.

Celebrities, such as Salma Hayek, Halsey and Ariana Grande, are using their platforms to raise awareness about the tragic explosion in Lebanon.

#OurHomesAreOpen: Lebanese offer spare beds to Beirut blast victims  Reuters Africa

AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut's governor said may have left 250,000 people homeless.

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

At least 100 people have been confirmed dead, and nearly 4,000 injured by blasts in the Lebanese capital yesterday.

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When combined with fuel and oil, ammonium nitrate creates a potent explosive widely used in the construction industry.

Optimism surrounding the coronavirus stimulus bill, investigation into deadly Beirut blast and more news you need to know Wednesday

Lebanese rescue workers dug through rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut yesterday, killing at least 100 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in a toll that officials expected to rise.

Tuesday's explosion was devastating blow even for a city that has endured a 15-year civil war, suicide bombings, foreign bombardments, and political assassinations.

Under normal storage conditions and without very high heat, it is difficult to ignite ammonium nitrate, says expert.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on "friendly countries" to support a country already reeling from its worst economic crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab called on "friendly countries" to support a country already reeling from its worst economic crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic.

Former Vice President Joe Biden urged the Trump administration and countries around the world to send assistance to Lebanon after a ...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday said the U.S. stands ready to assist Lebanon following massive explosions in Beirut that have left dozens of people killed, thousands more injured and widespread destruction throu...

Hassan Diab also appeals for international assistance to help Lebanon, which is already mired in major economic crisis.

The Dow Jones rallied again today, but August threatens to be an insanely volatile month for the U.S. stock market.

A reddit contributor noticed that in the trailer released today for @creatorthefilm, it appears that footage from the 2020 Beirut explosion was used with the addition of a CGI skyline. Reddit submission: https://t.co/5lMSc1dpW0 Beirut explosion clip: https://t.co/DwClVorNCz… https://t.co/v4ujD74ybP https://t.co/JSNExz2Yv1

RT @HananyaNaftali: One Year Ago in Lebanon: 200 people died in the devastating explosion at a Hezbollah warehouse in the Port of Beirut.…

RT @OpenSociety: Today, the European Parliament @Europarl_EN passed a resolution calling for multiple measures to address Lebanon’s alarmin…

Today, the European Parliament @Europarl_EN passed a resolution calling for multiple measures to address Lebanon’s alarming situation including targeted sanctions and a transparent investigation into the 2020 Beirut port explosion. The resolution text: https://t.co/UJkmIuarwZ

RT @AdrianaLima: "Education is the cornerstone of a brighter future for all. Today, I am with @EducationAboveAll_eaa to witness the effect…

RT @GovindSaraswat8: The port of #Beirut before & after today #devastating explosion. #Lebanon Praying for #Beirut & all of #Lebanon , the…

RT @michelsakr: @bey_today New footage of #Lebanon #Port #blast shows small ammo or fireworks before large blast goes.. #Massive #Explosion…

I had a dream just now that a major hotel in Vegas was going to completely collapse. It was an intense dream probably means nothing, but I had a similar one before the major explosion in Beirut Really hoping today I'm not clairvoyant

Workers are still repairing part of the state-run Zouk Mosbeh power plant north of Beirut Friday after a small explosion Wednesday led to electricity cuts in Metn and Kesrouan, an EDL source told L'Orient Today: https://t.co/L18hO6C0tv

RT @ajplus: Today marks 1 year since the #Beirut explosion killed at least 214 people and left tens of thousands homeless. One of the wors…

RT @TimRohan: After the explosions today in Beirut, she walked outside and her neighborhood “looked like a picture from the wars I had seen…

RT @lorienttoday: William Noun and Peter Bou Saab, who each lost a brother in the deadly Beirut port explosion of Aug. 4, 2020, have report…

William Noun and Peter Bou Saab, who each lost a brother in the deadly Beirut port explosion of Aug. 4, 2020, have reportedly "pledged not to commit any further acts of vandalism" in their quest for justice for the blast's victims: https://t.co/UW3v8gUyv8

RT @megaphone_news: 4. Sursock Museum reopened its doors to the public, after completing repairs for damage sustained in the Beirut port ex…

RT @lorienttoday: Dozens of relatives of the people killed in the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion demonstrated in front of the city's J…

RT @lorienttoday: Dozens of relatives of the people killed in the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion demonstrated in front of the city's J…

Dozens of relatives of the people killed in the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion demonstrated in front of the city's Justice Palace today. @MarioDoueiry report: https://t.co/nj9sxTCIn3

RT @megaphone_news: 4. Sursock Museum reopened its doors to the public, after completing repairs for damage sustained in the Beirut port ex…

RT @AlMonitor: Lebanon's gracious Sursock Museum is set to reopen today, more than two years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut port…

Lebanon's gracious Sursock Museum is set to reopen today, more than two years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut port devastated the architectural gem and its modern and contemporary art collection https://t.co/Jc3nkiOsw5

RT @EliesassineiD: @WeKnow_1234 Today also 4m4d after 1/19 2023 when USA reached the ceiling. Or 123 days. 1m2w3d before March 7 same year…

Is it true that 60k lbs of ammonium nitrate has been stolen from a train? I have been hearing this story today. Its a fertilizer but #Terrorists use it for bombs. The Beirut Lebanon explosion was caused by this substance. Why is MSM not reporting this if it's true>???

RT @megaphone_news: The families of #BeirutPort explosion victims organized a sit-in in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut today to dema…

RT @megaphone_news: The families of #BeirutPort explosion victims organized a sit-in in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut today to dema…

The families of #BeirutPort explosion victims organized a sit-in in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut today to demand the end of obstructing the investigation. They burned tires at the entrance of the palace in a warning move signaling an upcoming escalation on the streets,… https://t.co/Ch4vJYq38p

RT @aljumhuriya_net: The current campaign replaces the disaster of the 2020 Beirut explosion, along with the collapse that preceded and con…

RT @aljumhuriya_net: The current campaign replaces the disaster of the 2020 Beirut explosion, along with the collapse that preceded and con…

The current campaign replaces the disaster of the 2020 Beirut explosion, along with the collapse that preceded and continued after it, with a new crisis: the refugee question. https://t.co/A54EMWjz3P

4 @RenewEurope MEPs in Beirut today at the conclusion of a fact finding mission. They announce they will call for a debate in the EU Parliament on “the situation in Lebanon, three years after the explosion in the port of Beirut,” when they return to the EU. https://t.co/IR3uRq4M2x

Thinking of @sas_yvonne today and her ongoing fight for justice for her son Isaac, on what would have been his 5th birthday. Working for UN should not result in paying such a high price. https://t.co/Jnf0tskTJg

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @FRONZ1LLA: As if 2020 couldn't get worse, the explosion that happened in Beirut today is one of the most horrifying things I've ever se…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…

RT @OlivierSweden: Beirut. Day 103 of the sit-in by MPs @najat_saliba and @MelhemKhalaf at the Lebanese parliament to demand the election o…