There is no evidence that Hezbollah's leadership or the Syrian government were involved in the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon said on Tuesday.

The Lebanese president has made a contentious new claim amid growing anger over why hazardous materials were allowed to languish in the city’s centre.

People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to Tuesday's huge explosion.

Horrifying footage shows the moment a bride was smiling for her wedding video in Beirut – before all hell broke loose.

Newcastle could be annihilated by an ammonium nitrate stockpile that is four times the size of Beirut’s – and just 800m from residents.

Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he is resigning, amid protests that have gripped the country for almost two weeks.

Lebanon's coalition government has reportedly agreed to a package of economic reforms as it attempts to quell the biggest protests in years.