That was nearly 3 kilotons of TNT equivalent, so again Beirut was around a third this size, give or take. More recently, the 2015 explosion in Tianjin (China) was only around half the yield of Beirut.

Beirut Governor Marwan Abboud said as many as ... "Whatever the precise charge size, this is unquestionably one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, far bigger than any conventional ...

The IDF launched a "large scale" attack on Beirut on Tuesday afternoon, the military announced, hours before a ceasefire is expected to be announced. The IDF struck 20 targets across Beirut ...

The Port of Beirut and customs office are notorious for ... radius will allow a TNT equivalent estimate to be made of the size of the detonation... but it looks initially that only a small ...

Assad's uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, left the country via Beirut airport around a week ago, after rebels overthrew his nephew.

BEIRUT, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Streets ablaze with light, Beirut is glowing with unexpected vigor in observance of Christmas, one month after guns fell silent in the 14-month conflicts between Israel and ...