It is August 4th once more, marking five years since the people of Beirut awoke to the usual chaos of one of West Asia’s smallest yet busiest cities—only to have their lives violently and irreversibly shattered. A day of thunderous explosions, blinding smoke, and glass shards slicing through the air ...
Zoulfikar Daher* Undoubtedly, the August 4 Beirut Port Blast left an indelible scar on the city and all Lebanese people, as it led to dozens of innocent victims, including tens of martyrs and wounded. The largest non-nuclear blast in modern history also destroyed buildings and houses and led the ...