Lebanese signatures on a meters-long petition. (Credit: Carla Henoud)
Twenty years ago, Martyrs' Square drew often desperate crowds with the same rage and dreams of a better Lebanon as in 2019. In February 2005, thousands of Lebanese flags were raised, hoping to bring down an incessant political system that would, once again, remain.On Monday, Feb. 14, at 12:55 p.m., a terrible explosion shook the city and all our certainties.Among the deafening noise and suffocating smoke, there were questions. Then there was fear upon the realization that former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — the man many called "Beirut's builder" — was targeted and killed, along with his companions and about 20 people who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read more Roads leading to Nijmeh Square to reopen after years of closure Two days after the attack that put an end to Rafik Hariri's life and a...
Twenty years ago, Martyrs' Square drew often desperate crowds with the same rage and dreams of a better Lebanon as in 2019. In February 2005, thousands of Lebanese flags were raised, hoping to bring down an incessant political system that would, once again, remain.On Monday, Feb. 14, at 12:55 p.m., a terrible explosion shook the city and all our certainties.Among the deafening noise and suffocating smoke, there were questions. Then there was fear upon the realization that former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri — the man many called "Beirut's builder" — was targeted and killed, along with his companions and about 20 people who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read more Roads leading to Nijmeh Square to reopen after years of closure Two days after the attack that put an end to Rafik Hariri's life and...
