From: Between Us
A war to shape Lebanon’s future
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reflects on the lasting scars of this war and Lebanon’s uncertain future.
![A drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Aug. 5, 2020 [File: AP Photo/Hussein Malla]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/beirut-port-1722767320.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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As the country mourns more than 220 blast victims, rights groups decry lack of accountability among political leaders.
The palatial modern art museum was badly damaged in the explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital.
Delivering true justice to Beirut blast victims and preventing the repeat of such a tragedy requires systemic change.
Duelling charges in the blast investigation have raised hopes, then crushed them.
Dozens protest in Lebanese capital against the public prosecutor’s attempt to stop a judge from continuing his probe.
The prosecutor also ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the deadly 2020 Beirut blast.
The probe into the 2020 explosion had been derailed for months by legal challenges as well resistance from factions.
Family members of the victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion were called in for questioning after recent protests.
Thousands gather in Lebanon’s capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.
It has been two years since a massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital, killing 218 people and injuring 7,000.
