Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Seven Years Before Beirut Explosion, Lebanese Military Failed to Flag Deadly Cargo

The MV Rhosus was allowed to sail into Beirut’s port carrying 2,750 tons of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, even after an inspection by the Lebanese navy, documents show. Lebanon's Armed ...
New York Post

Pope Leo XIV prays at site of 2020 Beirut port explosion, consoles relatives of victims on last day of trip

Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon’s dysfunction and official impunity as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s ...
Al-Monitor

5 years after Lebanon's port explosion: Can Beirut find accountability?

BEIRUT — On Monday, Lebanon marked the fifth anniversary of the deadly port explosion that rocked Beirut and its surrounding areas in August 2020, as the investigation into the blast remains stalled ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo meets survivors of Beirut port explosion and calls for peace as he concludes Lebanon visit

Pope Leo XIV prays at the site of the Beirut port blast in August 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 2, 2025. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, pool via Reuters) Pope Leo concluded his visit to Lebanon with a ...
The New York Times

Thousands Greet Pope Leo as He Prays Near Site of Beirut Port Blast

A waterfront Mass in the Lebanese capital capped the pope’s three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the largest proportion of Christians. A waterfront Mass in the Lebanese capital capped the ...