More than 200 people lost their lives in the massive explosion in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on August 4, 2020. A total of 2,750 metric tons (3,031 US tons) of unsecured ammonium nitrate were in storage at the Beirut port. In mid-December, Sawan charged Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Diab and three former ministers with negligence, but the high-ranking officials refused to cooperate with investigators. Prime Minister Diab had taken office only in January 2020 after months of deadlock. Ex-PM Saad Hariri is meant to be the next premier, too — but has so far failed to put together a CabinetTo make things more confusing, the country’s former prime minister is now meant to become Lebanon’s next prime minister.

Source: Egypt Independent February 13, 2021 07:30 UTC