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Beirut blast victims' relatives rally for embattled probe judge

Beirut (AFP) - Families of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion rallied Thursday to support the judge who has resumed work on the politically-charged case in a daring challenge to Lebanon's entrenched ruling elite.

AFP

Lebanon judge at the centre of Beirut blast inquiry showdown

Judge Tarek Bitar has faced intense opposition from Lebanon’s establishment since resuming the investigation on Monday.

Al Jazeera

US, UN Reroute $72M to Support Lebanon's Security Personnel

The US Embassy in Beirut, in a joint program with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), announced Wednesday the rollout of a program providing $72 million in temporary financial support for Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and Internal Security Forces (ISF) personnel. The “LAF-ISF Livelihood Support Program” was announced at a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Wikipedia Middle East editors ban shows risks for creators

BEIRUT: Rights groups have accused the Saudi Arabian government of "infiltrating" and seeking to control Wikipedia, after the Wikimedia Foundation banned 16 users for engaging in "conflict of interest editing" in the Middle East and North Africa.

Bangkok Post

Beirut port disaster: former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide

The investigation into the Beirut port explosion has taken a new turn, with the judge overseeing the probe charging a former prime minister and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent.

The Conversation

Beirut explosion inquiry in chaos as judges row and suspects released

Sudden restart of investigation sets off developments leaving doubts justice for victims will be delivered

The Guardian - UK

Explainer-The Beirut port blast: Why has there been no accountability?

Lebanon's top public prosecutor on Wednesday charged the judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion that killed at least 220 people, stymieing his effort to hold members of the ruling elite accountable.

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Lebanon top prosecutor charges Beirut blast judge in legal battle

Beirut (AFP) - The judge leading the investigation into Beirut's deadly 2020 port blast refused Wednesday to step down from the probe, rejecting charges brought against him by Lebanon's top prosecutor in the politically charged case.

AFP

Beirut Port Blast Justice Postponed as Renewed Probe Is Rejected

Lebanon's top public prosecutor on Wednesday charged the Beirut port blast investigating judge and ordered the release of those detained in connection with the explosion, after rejecting the judge's surprise resumption of the probe. The moves by Ghassan Oweidat signal escalating opposition by Lebanon's ruling establishment to efforts by Judge…

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Lebanon’s top prosecutor charges Beirut blast Judge Tarek Bitar

The prosecutor also ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the deadly 2020 Beirut blast.

Al Jazeera

Beirut port blast justice postponed as renewed probe is rejected

Lebanon's top public prosecutor on Wednesday charged the judge investigating the Beirut port blast and ordered the release of those detained in connection with the explosion, derailing an attempt to resume the probe into the devastating event.

Reuters

Former Lebanese customs director detained over Beirut blast released, family says

Former Lebanese customs chief Badri Daher, detained over the August 2020 Beirut port blast, has been released, his sister told Reuters.

Reuters

Prosecutor orders release of Beirut port blast detainees

A lawyer for two detainees and judicial officials say Lebanon’s top prosecutor has ordered all suspects detained in the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast released

The Independent UK

Lebanon's top public prosecutor says he has summoned Beirut blast judge

Lebanon's top public prosecutor Ghassan Oweidat told Reuters that he had summoned the judge investigating the Beirut port blast, after rejecting the judge's surprise resumption of the probe into the explosion.

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Lebanese protest central bank chief as pound hits new low

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanese protesters on Wednesday blocked roads and burnt tires near the central bank in Beirut as the weakened local currency plummeted to a new low against the dollar.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Protest Record-Low Value of Local Currency

Protesters burned tires and held up handfuls of local currency bills on Wednesday at the entrance of the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, furious over the spiraling devaluation of the lira. Lebanon's economic meltdown, which began in 2019, has cost the lira around 97% of its value. The decline has…

Reuters

Lebanese protest record-low value of local currency

Protesters burned tyres and held up handfuls of local currency bills on Wednesday at the entrance of the Lebanese central bank in Beirut, furious over the spiralling devaluation of the lira.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New Book Features Collection of Poems, Testimonies about Khaled Amin

“I Need you for some Travel” is the title of a new book that has been recently published by Dar Al Nahda publishing, Beirut, featuring a selection of poems of the late Iraqi poet Khaled al-Amin collected and introduced by Iraqi poet and artist Ali al-Bazzaz. The book also includes…

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Washington Urges Accountability for Beirut Port Blast

The United States has reiterated that the Lebanese authorities should complete a “swift and transparent” probe into the explosion that rocked Beirut port in August 2020. “We in the international community have made it clear since the explosion that ... we support and urge Lebanese authorities to complete a swift…

AFP

Lebanon judge probing Beirut blast charges top prosecutor

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's judge Tarek Bitar, who is investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast, has charged Lebanon's top prosecutor and seven others with probable intent to murder, arson and other crimes, an official said Tuesday.

Reuters

Lebanon's Bitar wages uphill struggle for justice over port blast

For Lebanese desperate to see accountability over the catastrophic Beirut port explosion, investigator Judge Tarek Bitar symbolizes hope that justice may one day be served in a country where impunity has long been the norm.

Reuters

Lebanon blast judge charges former PM Hassan Diab with homicide -court summons

The judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has charged then-premier Hassan Diab and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

AFP

Lebanon top prosecutor, judges charged over Beirut blast

Beirut (AFP) - The Lebanese judge probing the devastating Beirut port blast has charged Prosecutor General Ghassan Oueidat and three judges, a first in the country's history, a judicial official told AFP on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bassil, Hezbollah Hold ‘Frank’ Meeting, Underscore Alliance

Head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil and a Hezbollah delegation met on Monday to ease political tensions that had strained their alliance. The two sides have differed over the election of a new president and holding government meetings in wake of the vacuum in the presidency.…

Reuters

Lebanese blast investigator charges former PM, top public prosecutor

The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Lebanon's top public prosecutor, the then-premier and other senior current and former officials in connection with the devastating explosion, judicial sources said and court summons show.

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