The port of Beirut’s destroyed silos, June 27, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
The Lebanese people who have August 4 tattooed on their hearts and bodies
From the depiction of the silos to the explosion itself, many people have felt the need to mark the memory of the August 4 blast on their skin. Mathieu Karam and Julien Ricour-Brasseur went to meet them.
Aug. 4 explosion: Bar association urges prosecution to revive investigation
It has been four long years since the Complaints Office of the Beirut Bar Association began its relentless and continuous efforts to try to bring justice to the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020, explosion at the Beirut port. Claude Assaf reports on the state of the investigation.
Lebanon: The ghosts of Hangar 12
While the investigation into the explosion at the port stalls, a series of suspicious deaths rekindles doubts about the causes of the catastrophe. Through a lengthy investigation, Christophe Boltanski attempts to trace the events leading up to the tragedy.
How many people died on Aug. 4, 2020?
Even today, the number of people who died during or as a result of the explosion at the Beirut port on Aug. 4, 2020, remains unclear. Years after the tragedy, no official figure has been provided by the authorities.
Voices from the rubble: All they lost. 'All She Lost'
In 2023, Dalal Mawad published a book about the port explosion that, based on poignant testimonies from women who were victims of the terrible tragedy in more ways than one, initiates a vital reflection on the collapse of a country and the role of women in resisting this collapse.
Portraits of those who stayed and fought back
We have chosen to highlight the stories of those who stayed and fought, each in their own way, after the port explosion. In a series of portraits, we share with you their journeys, their struggles, and their ambitions. Discover the story of May Wehbé, who worked to rebuild the family home. That of Omar Itani, which he himself describes as absurd. Meet Mariana Wehbé, for whom August 4th meant repairing doors, windows, and also people. Aline Kamakian, owner of the Mayrig restaurant in Gemmayze, who rebuilt everything but whose anger remains without justice. And finally, Raïf Lteif, who is certain that Beirut will never die.