Top Police sources have told WION that 10 containers laden with explosive chemical ammonium nitrate are being trucked out of the city. It is understood that the trucks, belonging to the private Container freight station are moving to a Hyderabad-based company that had bid for the chemicals.

Chennai: Ammonium Nitrate containers being moved out safely, say sources

US President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Lebanon to conduct a "full and transparent investigation" into the huge explosion that hit Beirut, and expressed his support for protests demanding reform in the country.

Trump calls for Lebanon to hold 'transparent investigation' into blast

The wife of Dutch ambassador to Lebanon Jan Waltmans has died of wounds sustained in the Beirut bomb explosion, the Netherlands' foreign ministry said Saturday. "It is with dismay and great sadness that we report the death of our colleague Hedwig Waltmans-Molier.

Dutch ambassador's wife, injured in Beirut explosion, dies: Netherlands

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged the donor countries to act "quickly and effectively" to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of the massive explosion at the port of Beirut.

'Lebanon's future at stake': Macron tells donor countries during UN-backed conference

Pope Francis has called for international solidarity with Lebanon on Sunday after a massive explosion in Beirut killed over 150 people and injuring 6,000. France has stepped in to help the country and is hosting an international donors conference to aid reconstruction efforts.

Pope Francis urges international solidarity for Lebanon

A policeman was killed during the clashes with protesters, when they stormed Lebanese government ministries in Beirut and trashed the offices of the Association of Lebanese Banks on Saturday.

Anger over Beirut blast grows; policeman killed in clashes with protesters

The explosion that ripped through Beirut this week handed a resurgent protest movement an unexpected and brief victory Saturday, almost literally breaking down the doors of the foreign ministry.

How Beirut blast briefly handed foreign ministry to protesters

Lebanon's information minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday resigned from his post following the deadly Beirut blast that killed more than 150. Samad is the first minister to quit the government following the blast.

Lebanon information minister quits in wake of Beirut explosion

The massive chemical explosion in Beirut has left a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater, a security official said on Sunday. Also read | Beirut's accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster The blast that killed over 150 people was felt across the country and was heard as far as Cyprus.

Beirut port blast crater 43 metres deep: Security official

The massive explosion in Beirut killed over 150 people and injured 5,000 others on Tuesday. It also caused an estimated $3 billion in damage and leaving 300,000 people homeless in an instant.

Social media users inlay Beirut blast radius over their cities to contextualise the disaster

What's the unsolved mystery behind the Beirut Blast? Get to know in this video..

WION Exclusive Ground Report: The unsolved mystery behind the Beirut Blast

Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab on Saturday said he would propose early elections to break the impasse that is plunging the country deeper into political and economic crisis every day.

Lebanon PM Diab to call for early polls after deadly Beirut blast

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has denied the involvement of his powerful Shiite movement in the Beirut explosion that killed more than 150 people. The blast injured at least 5,000 people and devastated entire districts of the capital, leaving some 300,000 people temporarily homeless.

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader denies storing arms at Beirut blast site

The massive blast in Beirut has dealt a major blow to the already battered economy of Lebanon. The blast will cause a 15 billion dollar loss to the once-thriving trading country. Watch report.

Massive blast deals a fresh blow to Lebanon's economy | World News

Four days after a massive explosion at the port in Beirut left more than 150 people dead, more than 60 people are still missing, a health ministry official said Saturday.

More than 60 still missing after Beirut massive explosion: Health ministry

Israel's offer of humanitarian aid to Lebanon after the massive Beirut blast is unlikely to be taken up. Israel on Friday offered aid and support to Lebanon following Tuesday's devastating port explosion in Beirut, a quick turn of sentiment after a recent exchange of attacks with Lebanese militants along a tense border in recent days.

Rival Israel's aid offer to Lebanon in wake of explosion, unlikely to find a taker

The explosions in Beirut were not a freak incident. They were designed by years of dysfunction, corruption, and incompetence by Lebanon's political elite. WION's Palki Sharma tells you how the Beirut blasts are a warning for the rest of the world.

Gravitas: Beirut Blasts | A warning for the rest of the world

An investigative journalist in Beirut has claimed that only a part of the Ammonium Nitrate stockpile blew up on Tuesday. WION gets you an exclusive ground report from Beirut.

Gravitas: WION reports from Beirut | Another ticking time bomb in Beirut?

A petition calling for France to take control of Lebanon has got more than 50,000 signatures. This appeal is supported by the citizens of Lebanon - who are blaming their government for the Beirut blasts. WION's Palki Sharma tells you why Lebanese people want another country to take over their government.

Gravitas: Beirut blasts | Lebanese People call on France to takeover Lebanon

The Indian government will extend assistance to Lebanon after getting an assessment of the damage from the government there. The massive blast caused by highly volatile ammonium nitrate ripped through country's capital Beirut earlier this week killing over 150 people and injuring over 5,000.

India to extend assistance to Lebanon after getting assessment from Beirut

A day before the port blast that killed more than 150 people and ravaged parts of Beirut, the country's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti resigned after warning that it is ''siding towards becoming a failed state''.

How years of dysfunction, corruption and incompetence led to Beirut explosion

Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-government demonstrators angered by a cataclysmic blast on Thursday. Tuesday's blast killed nearly 150 people, wounded at least 5,000 and destroyed entire districts of the capital.

Anti-government protests break out in Beirut; security forces fire tear gas

It has been 72 hours since a massive explosion rocked the city of Beirut. Pictures from the city sent shockwaves around the world. What's happening on the ground? WION gets you the first ground report from Beirut.

Gravitas: Beirut blasts | First ground report on WION

Hundreds were killed and thousands have been injured, after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4. A video of a granny playing the piano in a chaotic room filled with glass, debris and walls punctured with holes has also gone viral.

Beirut finds comfort in Music: Granny plays piano after blast

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