Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Seven Years Before Beirut Explosion, Lebanese Military Failed to Flag Deadly Cargo

The MV Rhosus was allowed to sail into Beirut’s port carrying 2,750 tons of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, even after an inspection by the Lebanese navy, documents show. Lebanon's Armed Forces failed to include the inspection in a report submitted to the government after the blast.
The Times of Israel

Loud explosion reported in Beirut

A loud explosion is heard by an AFP journalist in the Lebanese capital Beirut shortly after midnight on Wednesday, as Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes and rocket fire.
Al-Monitor

Hundreds gather to mark five years since Beirut blast, but justice still elusive

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds of Lebanese gathered solemnly near Beirut's coast on Monday to commemorate a half-decade since the cataclysmic port blast of 2020, when more than 200 people were killed in one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
Human Rights Watch

Lebanon: Five Years Without Justice for Port Explosion Victims

(Beirut) – Lebanese authorities have yet to deliver truth and justice for the victims and their families five years after the devastating Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. It is imperative ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christ’s Tears Are Joined With Ours’ On Anniversary of Beirut Explosion

With a silent march, moving testimonies, and the symbolic planting of 75 trees in honor of the victims, Lebanon commemorated on Aug. 4 the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut’s port in 2020, leaving 245 dead and 6,000 injured.
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Families of Beirut port explosion still searching for justice five years on

Families of the victims of a port explosion in Beirut are still searching for justice after an investigation into who is to blame has been repeatedly delayed. On 4 August, 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in a warehouse in the Lebanese ...
Jurist

Lebanon criticized over failure to provide justice for families of Beirut explosion victims

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Lebanese authorities on Monday over their continued inaction concerning the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020. The blast, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, killed at least 236 ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo meets survivors of Beirut port explosion and calls for peace as he concludes Lebanon visit

Pope Leo XIV prays at the site of the Beirut port blast in August 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 2, 2025. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, pool via Reuters) Pope Leo concluded his visit to Lebanon with a heartfelt appeal at the airport before departing for Rome on ...

Viral Video of Filipina Live Streaming in 'Dubai Missile Attack' Debunked — Footage From 2020 Beirut Blast

Discover the facts behind a viral video wrongly linked to a Dubai missile strike. The footage comes from the 2020 Beirut explosion — here's how the claim misled millions.