On August 4, 2020, a massive explosion ripped through the port of Beirut, Lebanon, killing 218 people, injuring thousands, ...

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The explosion had serious economic and social repercussions for Lebanon and triggered outrage over the negligence of local ...

which is the same compound that caused a catastrophic blast in Lebanon four years ago. Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as an agricultural fertiliser, but is also potentially explosive.

While the cause of the explosion was not immediately known, local media citing the country’s authorities said that ammonium nitrate stored ... ready to assist Lebanon.” Hospitals in the ...

Lebanon's Supreme Defence Council said those responsible would face the “maximum punishment” possible. The ammonium nitrate had reportedly been unloaded from a ship impounded at the port in ...

In-depth: No one has been held accountable for the 2020 Beirut blast, but as political dynamics shift, the resumption of a ...

was caused by a fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a port warehouse. Lebanon’s military gets sweeping powers after Beirut blast Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday ...