Lebanon’s thinnest building made to block brother’s sea view becomes one of Beirut’s most valuable

Lebanon’s skinniest building dubbed ‘The Grudge’ because it was installed by a spiteful brother to block his sibling’s sea view becomes one of Beirut’s most valuable properties Bickering brother blocked seafront views in petty act of revenge The slim building was constructed in 1954 in Beirut’s Manara neighbourhood  Since its erection the property has also … Read more

Huge fire breaks out in the rubble of Beirut’s port just weeks after explosion decimated the area 

BREAKING NEWS: Huge fire breaks out in the rubble of Beirut’s port just weeks after an explosion decimated the area Huge column of smoke seen by traumatised citizens rising from port Thursday A store of oil and tyres are burning and firefighters have rushed to the blaze Comes 37 days after ammonium nitrate explosion killed … Read more

Shadowy Russian owner of Beirut’s ‘floating bomb ship’ breaks cover

This is the mysterious Russian businessman who owned the ‘floating bomb’ ship that ripped through Beirut, killing more than 180 people and leaving 300,000 homeless. MailOnline tracked down reclusive shipping tycoon Igor Grechushkin to Cyprus, where he lives with his glamorous wife Irina and their three sons. Mr Grechushkin owned the Moldovan-registered cargo ship, the … Read more

Beirut’s port finally opens again for aid shipments

The Port of Beirut has re-opened for aid shipments over three weeks after a haul of abandoned ammonium nitrate in storage blew up a warehouse causing a cataclysmic explosion that killed 171 people.  In aerial photographs released today, aid ships can be seen moored off Beirut’s flattened port. The blast, which took place on August … Read more

Bags of fireworks WERE stored alongside explosive ammonium nitrate at Beirut’s port, says worker

Bags of fireworks were stored alongside highly explosive ammonium nitrate at Beirut’s port, a former worker has claimed. Yusuf Shehadi said dozens of fireworks were stored in the same hangar as thousands of tonnes of the powerful chemical compound in the port of Beirut, Lebanon. Meanwhile, people were out hurling stones at riot police outside … Read more

Beirut’s explosives were carried on ‘scrap’ cargo ship, reports say

The explosive chemicals which caused the Beirut disaster may have been diverted to Lebanon on purpose, it has been claimed.  The shipment of ammonium nitrate was officially destined for Mozambique when it sailed on the cargo ship Rhosus in 2013, but the vessel made an unscheduled stop in Beirut where the chemicals were impounded.  A … Read more

Last photo emerges of firefighters at Beirut’s Warehouse 12 before blast

A tragic photo has emerged showing the final moments of firefighters sent to tackle a blaze at Warehouse 12 in Beirut’s port before the chemicals stored inside exploded with the force of a small nuke – killing at least 137.  The image shows firefighters trying to prize the lock off a door beneath a sign … Read more

Inside Beirut’s ground zero: Astonishing images reveal the scale of devastation in Lebanese capital

These astonishing images show the scale of the destruction in Beirut after an explosion tore through the port killing more than 100 people and leaving thousands injured in its wake. Rescuers worked throughout the night and into Wednesday morning scouring ground zero for survivors after the cataclysmic blast that has wrecked entire neighbourhoods in the … Read more

Beirut’s day of destruction: Explosion lays waste to Lebanese capital

Entire buildings were razed to rubble in Beirut yesterday after a chemical explosion punched through the city and wreaked devastation for miles.  The industrial port that provides Lebanon with crucial trade routes was virtually flattened by the blast, which is believed by officials to have been caused at a warehouse storing ammonium nitrate.   Sobering scenes … Read more