178K views · 619 reactions | An explosion shook Beirut, Lebanon today. It’s not clear what caused the blast. More than 60 people were killed and over 3,000 injured, according to a health minister: https://bit.ly/3a06bxQ | CBS 12 News | Facebook

39K views · 343 reactions | UPDATE: A massive explosion has hit the Lebanese capital Beirut, videos from witnesses have shown. Smoke could be seen billowing above the city's port following the explosion. There was damage to windows of several buildings, journalists at the scene reported. It is unknown whether anyone was injured in the blast or what caused it but witness footage showed several buildings falling near the explosion. | Euronews English | Facebook

A year on from the start of mass protests in #Lebanon and authorities have failed to address people's demands for their social and economic rights. Lebanese authorities must cease their harassment of activists and journalist associated with October's protest movement. Excessive use of force against peaceful protests must end. #Lebanonprotests | Amnesty International

43K views · 294 reactions | #Lebanon is seeing some of the largest protests on its streets for years - sparked by weeks of rotting, reeking rubbish left uncollected due to political in-fighting. The trash debacle is just the catalyst for an explosion of frustration about a number of problems plaguing the tiny Middle Eastern State. Not least, allegations of endemic corruption and a paralyzing political deadlock – at a time of intense regional turmoil. | CNN Connect the World | Facebook