Beirut port blast investigator Tarek Bitar has been authorized to restart his investigation following a month-long suspension due to legal accusations against him, judicial sources say. A Beirut court ruled that Bitar
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On Monday, the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League said in televised remarks that talks with Lebanon on its rift with Gulf states are heading in the “right direction.” Lebanon is facing
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On Monday, according to the Lebanese state’s local news agency, 68 people were charged by a Lebanese judge on a deadly clash in Beirut that left seven people dead and dozens wounded.
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On Friday, funerals were held for the seven people who were killed during violence in the Lebanese capital of Beirut during the week. The conflict emerged over a long-running investigation into last
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The lead judge investigating Lebanon’s gigantic port blast last year has delivered an arrest warrant for former Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, who failed to appear for questioning, state media stated.
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Tarek Bitar, the judge assigned to investigate Beirut’s catastrophic port explosion, has remained in his position as attempts to have him removed from the inquiry failed when a court dismissed two complaints
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When Lebanon’s billionaire Prime Minister Najib Mikati remarkably achieved forming a new cabinet on September 10, the political deadlock that lasted for 13 months finally came to an end. The removal of one
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The families of victims of the Beirut Port blast are protesting the postponement of the investigation into the massive explosion, saying the inquiry is the “last opportunity for accountability” in Lebanon. Around
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After former Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk formally alerted the investigator of the request to discharge him from the Beirut Port blast case, the investigation has been postponed. As per Lebanese law, Judge
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The lead judge in the investigation surrounding the blast in the Port of Beirut last year has issued an arrest warrant for a former government minister who failed to appear for questioning,
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