Around 6pm local time on Tuesday 4 August, many people in Beirut ... cloud could be seen for miles around. A Lebanese security source has said the initial blaze that sparked the explosion was ...

Protesters in Beirut have stormed government ministries during a fresh demonstration over Tuesday's huge explosion that left at least 158 dead. Several thousand people took to the streets protesting.

Israeli airstrikes hit neighbourhoods in the southern suburbs of Beirut and near the city centre ... evacuation warnings had been issued. The explosions caused extensive damage, further escalating ...