As Lebanon battles economic meltdown amid a raging political crisis, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said today that the country is days away from a "social explosion".

Lebanon few days away from social explosion: PM Diab

A judge investigating last year's devastating Beirut port blast said on Friday that he had summoned the outgoing premier and has taken steps towards indicting former ministers and security officials.

Beirut blast judge takes aim at top officials

Six months after the deadly chemical explosion that brought Beirut to its knees, designer Nada Ghazal, a jewellery designer, and survivor of the blast is channelling her memory in form of art.

Lebanese jewellery designer sparks outrage over diamond ring inspired by 2020 Beirut port blast 

It has been nearly 5 months since the deadly Beirut blast, far from recovering from their grief. Families of the victims are now leading a battle against the government as several questions remain unanswered.

Beirut blast victims' kin awaits answers from government

Near the wreckage of Beirut's port, a charity is bringing Christmas cheer to a city hammered by a devastating explosion, rising coronavirus infections and the worst economic crisis since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.

'Glimmer of hope': Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year

Her hands created the gentle smile on the face of the Virgin Mary, the folds in the robes of the Four Evangelists and the glow surrounding the cherubic baby Jesus.

The Beirut blast shattered her masterpieces. Now, the rebuilding starts.

Four people were killed and several more were wounded when a fuel tank exploded in a Beirut building on Friday, the Lebanese Red Cross said. The explosion caused a large fire to break out in the building in the Tariq al-Jadida neighbourhood, a security source said.

Explosion at fuel depot in Beirut kills four

Port blast on August 4 damaged prized heritage pieces in Beirut. Lebanon's artists are working around the clock to restore their country's heritage. Watch the report to know more.

Beirut Blast: "We will rebuild Beirut", says Artists

Lebanon has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of the ship that brought the explosive material that detonated at Beirut port in August, killing nearly 200 people, state media reported on Thursday.

Lebanon asks Interpol to arrest Russian ship captain, owner over port explosion

Lebanese stained glass artist Maya Husseini had hoped to retire after decades spent designing colourful windows, but she has been flooded with work since the blast that ripped through Beirut.

Lebanese artists in overdrive to restore Beirut's beauty

Beirut's heritage pieces damaged in Port Blast ; Lebanese artists count cost of blast

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on Tuesday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was lying about missile sites in Lebanon.

Hezbollah chief hits back at Netanyahu, Macron for statements on Lebanon

Lebanon was left reeling on Sunday without a hint of any end to the multiple crises, after its prime minister-designate stepped down following the failure of talks to form a government, despite international pressure.

'Multiple dangers': Lebanon reels after efforts to form government collapse

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun warned that the country was headed to "hell" if a new cabinet is not appointed quickly. Also Read: Lebanon army finds 1.3 tonnes of fireworks at destroyed Beirut port In a televised address to the nation, Aoun said: "With the entrenchment of positions, no solution seems imminent", and added later that a "miracle" could help in a political breakthrough.

Country will go 'to hell' unless cabinet formed, warns Lebanon President Aoun

US officials claim that Hezbollah is storing caches of weapons and ammonium nitrate across Europe. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how Hezbollah is facing a backlash over the Beirut blasts.

Gravitas: US: Hezbollah is storing caches of weapons, ammonium nitrate across Europe

Just more than a month ago, Beirut was struck by a catastrophe. The blasts at Beirut port were a body blow to Lebanon already cursed by violence. Many blamed Hezbollah for the blasts that were caused by huge stock of Ammonium Nitrate, a highly flammable chemical.

Hezbollah has stashed Ammonium Nitrate across Europe, says US

Lebanon army said that it found 1.3 tonnes of fireworks at Beirut port devasted by the huge blast that took place in August. The blast was blamed on large quantity of chemicals stored in poor condition.

Lebanon army finds 1.3 tonnes of fireworks at destroyed Beirut port

Lebanese soldiers fired rubber bullets and live rounds in air as hundreds of protesters tried to march to the presidential place. It was an anti-government demonstration the call for which was given in the Baabda suburb of Beirut.

Fresh anti-government protests break out in Lebanon, soldiers fire rounds in air to disperse crowd

Before starting the second phase of funding for blast-hit Lebanon, the European Union's commissioner for crisis management has called for an urgent formation of a "credible" government.

Lebanon: EU demands more 'credible' government before second phase of funding

Lebanese citizens continues to protest against the government following the massive Beirut port blast that killed more than 190 people. Protesters marched to the Presidential palace announcing a lack of progress in a probe into the blast that ravished the city of Beirut.

Beirut blast protest: Lebanese protesters march to Presidential palace

Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man forced shovel-loads of shards retrieved from Beirut after the massive explosion at its port into a red-hot furnace. Melted down at a factory in second city Tripoli, they re-emerged as molten glass ready to be recycled into traditional slim-necked water jugs.

Beirut: Recycling glass debris to make beautiful glassware

Rescue and salvage teams are still working in Beirut, large parts of which lie in devastated condition one month after the blast.

Video: A month since the deadly Beirut blast!

Rescue workers on Saturday said that there was no longer hope of finding someone alive more than a month after a massive port explosion shattered Lebanon's capital.

'No signs of life' in rubble after three-day search for Beirut blast survivors: Rescue workers

Rescue and salvage teams are still working in Beirut, large parts of which lie in devastated condition one month after the blast. September 4 marked the completion of a month of the blast that killed at least 180 people and injured around 6,000.

Beirut blast: One month later, rescue workers still search for survivors

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