A cataclysmic explosion at Beirut port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people and wounding thousands

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The blast killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 others. A two-week state of emergency has begun.

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The blasts in Beirut has taken at least 100 lives. This calamity couldn't have come at the worst time. With an economic crisis looming large - tensions are also high in Lebanon ahead of a verdict in a trial over the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

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Before 1975, Beirut was the hub of economic, social, intellectual, and cultural life in West Asia. But, after the Lebanese Civil War - the city has struggled to rise from its bloody past. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

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Twenty-four hours ago, a pair of explosions shook entire Beirut. Many know the cause of the blast, however, several questions remained unanswered. Was the blast in Beirut a terrorist attack?

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The devastating blast in Beirut is yet another blast to the city. The city was supposed to be an economical, cultural and political hub of West Asia but Beirut is struggling to rise from its bloody past. Watch report.

Beirut struggles to rise: City of baffling contradictions

Lebanon Prime Minister Hassan Diab has declared three days of mourning from Thursday as the death toll in the blasts in Beirut rose to at least 137. The explosion at Beirut port also has left tens of people missing and injured more than 5,000 others.

Beirut blast death toll climbs to at least 137; three-day mourning declared

The blast in Lebanon’s Beirut has killed more than 100 people, as per the Lebanese Red Cross. A giant smoke cloud was seen at the site, before high speed wind shockwaves impacted the area near the city’s port where it happened.

Explosion in Beirut killed more than 100 people, toll expected to go up: Lebanese Red Cross

Death toll from a huge blast in port warehouses near central Beirut has gone up to 78. An additional 4,000 people have been injured in the attack. In the fallout of the explosion, windows were smashed, and the ground shook in the capital city.

Death toll from massive explosion in Beirut rises to 78; PM says 'those responsible will pay'

Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured.

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The massive explosion in Beirut's Lebanon killing at least 100 people and injuring thousands. The death toll is expected to rise even further. Watch report.

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French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Beirut Thursday to "meet all political actors" following the blasts that devastated the Lebanese capital Beirut, the French presidency said.

French President Macron to meet Lebanon counterpart, PM on Thursday

A huge blast in Beirut has killed more than 100 people and left 300,000 people homeless and caused damage across half of the city estimated to cost more than $3 billion, its governor told AFP on Wednesday.

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Lebanon economy minister on Wednesday said that the country's main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in yesterday's devastating blast along with the wheat inside, leaving the nation with less than a month's reserves of the grain although other vessels with supplies are on the way.

After blast, Lebanon has less than a month's reserves of grain, minister says

Indian mission in Lebanon is in touch with Indian community following the aftermath of powerful twin explosions in the capital Beirut. Indian envoy to Lebanon Dr.

Beirut blast: Indian mission in Lebanon in touch with Indian community

Lebanese authorities are failing to address the acute economic and political crisis that is endangering people’s basic rights, human rights.

Lebanon: Worst economic crisis since the end of Civil war in 1990

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti resigned on Monday over what he described as lack of political will to reform as his nation wrestles with a financial crisis posing the biggest threat to stability since a 1975-1990 civil war.

Lebanon's foreign minister quits over lack of 'will to reform'

Lebanon is mired in its worst economic crisis in decades, with the downturn sparking soaring inflation and plunging almost half the country’s population into poverty.

Lebanon's rich make a beeline for the Faqra club resort town

Tensions have escalated at borders at the border between Israel and Lebanon. The Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hezbollah of sending its fighters into Israeli territory.

Israel-Lebanon border tensions: Israel claimed to have rebelled fighters

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in the capital of Lebanon Beirut on July 26 to protest against the ongoing Bisri dam project. Watch report.

Anti-dam protest erupts in Lebanon: Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Beirut

Zakaria al-Omar was walking through Beirut when a stranger robbed him at knifepoint, a desperate crime of a kind that has become increasingly common in crisis-torn Lebanon.

'Hunger crimes' on the rise in crisis-hit Lebanon

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