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Pope Leo XIV holds a moment of prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, December 2, 2025. (Domenico Stinellis/AP)
December 2, 2025, 4:11 pm
Pope Leo XIV sends message of peace to southern Lebanon as he ends 1st foreign trip
Pontiff prays at site of deadly 2024 Beirut port blast, calls for justice; looking south, he declares armed struggle has no benefit, weapons are lethal, negotiation constructive
By Nicole Winfield, Kareem Chehayeb and BASSEM MROUE
A nun looks from a balcony as people wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at the De la Croix hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, December 2, 2025. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
December 2, 2025, 9:45 am
Pope Leo to end first foreign trip with silent prayer at Beirut port blast site
Pontiff will also lead Mass along waterfront for an expected 100,000 people as he wraps up three-day visit to Lebanon, during which he strove to bring message of peace
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech in front of the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of Saint Maroun, in the mountainous village of Annaya on December 1, 2025. (Domenico Stinellis / POOL / AFP)
December 1, 2025, 12:47 pm
Pope calls for peace at Lebanese tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike
Pontiff, traveling in a closed popemobile with troops deployed along motorcade route, is set to preside over interfaith gathering of Christian and Muslim leaders in Beirut
By Agencies
Cars speed past a roadside statue depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Jesus, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 13, 2025. (Hassan Ammar/AP)
November 26, 2025, 12:30 pm
Under glare of world media, Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon
Journeys are Leo’s first trips abroad as pontiff; in Turkey he will mark 1,700th anniversary of Council of Nicaea, in Lebanon try to boost the long-suffering Christian community
By Nicole Winfield
A picture shows a view of the destroyed Beirut port silos on August 1, 2025, as Lebanon prepares to mark the 5th anniversary of the August 4 harbor explosion that killed more than 250 people and injured thousands. (Joseph EID / AFP)
August 4, 2025, 5:15 pm
Five years after deadly Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s new president promises justice
‘The blood of your loved ones will not be in vain,’ Aoun tells victims’ families as investigation resumes after 2-year hiatus, vows ‘justice is coming, accountability is coming’
By AFP
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent (RCS) on April 27, 2025, shows members of a rescue team arriving by helicopter at the scene of an explosion that took place a day earlier at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan (Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)
April 27, 2025, 12:49 pm
Explosion at Iran port said caused by missile fuel component from China; toll at 40
Over 1,000 wounded; fires still burning a day later; person connected to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps tells NYT that sodium perchlorate ignited; Putin offers help
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A cargo ship is docked at the port of Beirut on October 21, 2024. (Joseph EID / AFP)
April 8, 2025, 5:14 pm
Hezbollah using maritime smuggling route for weapons, funds from Iran – report
Saudi site says terror group has been asserting control over Beirut port, using it as main smuggling artery amid crackdowns by Lebanon, Syria and Israel
By ToI Staff
In this August 5, 2020 photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP/Hussein Malla/File)
January 17, 2025, 6:47 pm
10 charged over Beirut port blast as probe resumes after Hezbollah accusations of bias
Investigation into 2020 explosion that killed more than 220 people, injured thousands and devastated swathes of Lebanon’s capital, restarts after 2-year hiatus
By Layal Abou Rahal and Aya Iskandarani
Ziv Belfer (left), 52, and Shamoun Najm, 54, residents of the northern coastal city of Nahariya, who were killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on the city on November 12, 2024. (Courtesy)
November 12, 2024, 10:00 pm
Two men killed in Hezbollah rocket attack on Nahariya, IDF pounds southern Lebanon
Israel hits 100 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over last day, strikes terror group sites in Beirut, as IDF says it’s destroyed majority of Hezbollah arms sites in capital
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
People carry their luggage as they cross into Syria on foot, through a crater caused by Israeli airstrikes aiming to block the Beirut-Damascus highway at the Masnaa crossing, in the eastern Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
October 6, 2024, 12:27 pm
As Israel battles Hezbollah, Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones
Country’s diaspora is seeking ways to help relatives as painful historical memories resurface, amid IDF fight against terror group that has been attacking Israel for past year
By AP and ToI Staff
In this August 5, 2020 photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP/Hussein Malla/File)
August 4, 2024, 2:36 pm
Lebanon marks four years since devastating Beirut port blast as war fears loom
Several marches converge on area to commemorate over 220 victims and demand justice amid stalled probe that still has not attributed responsibility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this August 5, 2020 photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP/Hussein Malla/File)
August 4, 2023, 8:49 am
Three years after massive Beirut port blast, probe still blocked by intrigue
Many relatives still struggling to get their loved ones recognized as victims amid the ongoing chaos in the country; calls for international probe mount
By BASSEM MROUE and LUJAIN JO
A crowd of people gather at the courtyard of the Sursock Museum during an opening event for the iconic venue in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
May 27, 2023, 7:00 pm
From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after port blast
Much of Sursock Museum’s art was heavily damaged by the massive explosion that ripped through the capital in 2020
By Kareem Chehayeb
Anti-government protesters scuffle with riot police outside the Ministry of Justice, in Beirut, Lebanon on January 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
January 26, 2023, 6:56 pm
Anger soars in Beirut after prosecutor orders release of all suspects in port blast
Several demonstrators wounded as police pushed crowds back from judiciary after officials moved to cripple probe into explosion that wreaked havoc on Lebanon’s capital
By FADI TAWIL and Kareem Chehayeb
Heavy dust rises as part of the grain silos in the port of Beirut collapse on the 2nd anniversary of a deadly blast which killed over 200 people, August 4, 2022. (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
January 23, 2023, 6:40 pm
Lebanon port blast probe resumes after 13-month halt
Judge Tarek Bitar orders release of five suspects, charges eight officials in connection to massive explosion that killed over 200 people in August 2020
By Agencies
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