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Riyadh asks diplomatic staff in Beirut to stay home after man kidnapped

The man, who works for Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), was kidnapped in the commercial district of the Lebanese capital.

By REUTERS
29/05/2023

‘Ghosts of Beirut’: The hunt for a Lebanese arch-terrorist in Beirut

Made by Fauda creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff, it tells the story of the manhunt for Lebanese terrorist Imad Mughniyeh.

Hezbollah operatives pay their respects during the funeral of assassinated commander Imad Mughniyeh

‘Fauda’ creators debut ‘Ghosts of Beirut,’ series about Mossad’s killing of master terrorist

The show dramatizes the rise and impact of Imad Mughniyeh but also includes “documentary elements.”

By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
19/05/2023

Massive US embassy compound in Lebanon goes viral, sparks conspiracy theories

Does this large embassy compound reflect 2023 thinking or thinking from the last decade?

European prosecutors question Lebanon finance minister over central bank governor fraud

According to the judicial source in Lebanon, European prosecutors questioned Khalil about his ties to the central bank and to Forry Associates.

By REUTERS
05/05/2023

Lebanese MPs denounce top prosecutor's moves against judge probing port blast

Officials have expressed dissatisfaction at the courts for continuing to investigate the blast.

By REUTERS
27/01/2023
Debris are seen in the port area after a blast in Beirut, Lebanon, August 10, 2020

Reopened Beirut Port explosion investigation sparks Lebanese judicial crisis

Judge Tarek Bitar resumed a long-frozen investigation into the 2020 disaster, which killed over 200 but was immediately blocked by Lebanese judicial authorities and detained for “usurping power."

By ANDREA LÓPEZ-TOMÀS/THE MEDIA LINE
27/01/2023

Lebanese politicians warn of 'sedition' amid judicial crisis

Lebanon's chief prosecutor has charged the judicial investigator of the Beirut Port blast case with "rebelling against the judiciary."

26/01/2023

Lebanon blast investigator charges former PM, top public prosecutor

No senior official has yet been held to account for the explosion that killed 220 people.

By REUTERS
24/01/2023

Beirut blast protesters: Judiciary targets us rather than senior officials

Lebanon has yet to prosecute, or investigate, those responsible for the blast that killed 220 people two years ago

By REUTERS
16/01/2023
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