Families still grieve in a Lebanon engulfed in crises—and direct their rage toward the country’s entrenched ruling class.

On a warm, clear August day in Beirut, Lebanon, five years ago, the lives of countless residents of the Middle Eastern coastal metropolis — including the city’s numerous Christians — changed forever.

The enormous explosion has left up to 300,000 people homeless, say authorities. LONDON and PARIS -- The death toll in Tuesday's massive explosion in a Beirut warehouse has climbed past 100 as search ...