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Lebanese Judiciary Orders Seizure of MP’s Assets

Police forces gather outside the parliament building in Downtown Beirut November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Police forces gather outside the parliament building in Downtown Beirut November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
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Lebanese Judiciary Orders Seizure of MP’s Assets

Police forces gather outside the parliament building in Downtown Beirut November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Police forces gather outside the parliament building in Downtown Beirut November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

The Lebanese judiciary ordered Thursday a provisional seizure of MP Hadi Hbeish’s assets in a case filed against him over his assault on Mount Lebanon Judge Ghada Aoun.

Judge Faisal Makki in Beirut issued Thursday an order on the provisional seizure of the assets belonging to Hbeish.

The seizure comes in light of the Lebanese state's case against the lawmaker to pay compensation to the state over his assault on Aoun.

Based on Makki’s decision, the state should be awarded LL500 million in damages in addition to another LL50 million.

Therefore, the judge ordered the provisional seizure of Hbeish’s immovable properties and cars.

In December, there was tension between Hbeish and Aoun after the arrest of Director-General of the Traffic and Vehicles Management Authority Hoda Salloum, who is a relative of the MP.

Following her arrest, Hbeish headed to the Justice Palace in Baabda where he launched a fierce verbal attack on Aoun for ordering Salloum’s arrest.

A video showed the lawmaker describing the judge as “a militiawoman and a symbol of corruption.”

Following the verbal assault, Aoun told a local television channel that “Salloum’s arrest was based on data and evidence,” and part of nationwide efforts to clamp down on corruption.

She then filed a complaint against the deputy over defamation and threats.

Hbeish said that Aoun had arrested Salloum unlawfully.

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Egypt Says Partnership with Spain is Crucial

Traditional 'Fanous' lanterns are displayed at a local market in Al Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt, 26 February 2025. EPA/MOHAMED HOSSAM
Traditional 'Fanous' lanterns are displayed at a local market in Al Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt, 26 February 2025. EPA/MOHAMED HOSSAM
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Egypt Says Partnership with Spain is Crucial

Traditional 'Fanous' lanterns are displayed at a local market in Al Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt, 26 February 2025. EPA/MOHAMED HOSSAM
Traditional 'Fanous' lanterns are displayed at a local market in Al Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo, Egypt, 26 February 2025. EPA/MOHAMED HOSSAM

The Egyptian government has said that the Arab summit which was held in Cairo was a confirmation to consensus among Arab and African countries, as well as the European Union and the UN, on the importance of accelerating the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip and rejecting the displacement of Palestinians from their homeland.

It stressed that such displacement contradicts all principles of democracy and human rights that are fundamental to the developed world.

“The Arab summit reaffirmed that there is no solution to the crisis in the Gaza Strip except through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,” said Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday.

The Egyptian position came during talks held between Madbouly and the President of the Spanish Senate, Pedro Rollan, at the government headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.

The Egyptian PM said relations between Cairo and Madrid were further strengthened following the historic visit of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Spain last February, during which an agreement was signed to elevate the relations between the two countries to the level of strategic partnership.

“This reflects both countries' desire to intensify cooperation across various fields through practical and effective frameworks that provide platforms for continuous dialogue and consultation on regional and international issues of common interest,” the PM said.

Madbouly affirmed that Spain is an important partner for Egypt, both as a member of the European Union, with which Egypt has strategic relations, and in terms of shared Mediterranean relations.

He also expressed Egypt’s desire to enhance relations with Madrid across all levels, including political, economic, and parliamentary, commending the trade exchange rates between the two countries, which reached approximately 4 billion euros in 2024.

Madbouly affirmed that these numbers could be doubled, taking into account the nature of the needs, exports, and imports of the two countries, as well as their relative geographical proximity and direct shipping lines.

Relations between Egypt and Spain lately developed after Cairo and the European Union signed in March 2024 a Joint Declaration, in which the two sides agreed to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic and comprehensive partnership.

Rollan indicated that his visit to Egypt aims to explore ways to enhance cooperation with the Egyptian side in various fields, especially parliamentary affairs.
“We are taking serious steps to deepen our existing relations with Egypt and to broaden their horizons, as partnership with Egypt is a priority for Spain,” he said.