Youssef Diab
Arab World UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

Int’l Support Grows for Beirut Port Blast Fact-Finding Mission

A deadlock in the judicial probe into the Beirut port explosion, which has persisted for nearly two years, has prompted discussions of an international…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World An empty courtroom at the Palace of Justice in Beirut, with no judges or litigants (AFP)

Lebanon Judicial Escalation Threatens New Disruptions

More than 100 Lebanese judges have recently announced an immediate work stoppage, a protest that stems from dire living conditions and their deprivation of…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with Caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine, and government officials (Lebanese Government: Dalati and Nohra)

Lebanese Government Warns of New Wave of Syrian Refugees

The Lebanese government has warned of a new wave of Syrian refugees despite efforts by the state to return the displaced to their homeland. The new…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese soldiers and UNIFIL troops are deployed in a border region between Lebanon and Israel during a demonstration against Israel in June. (EPA)

Ahead of Security Council Meeting, Debate Rages in Beirut over Extension of UNIFIL’s Term

Debate is raging in Lebanon over the extension of the term of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that operates in the South. The UN Security…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Longtime chief of Lebanon's Central Bank Riad Salameh, poses as he leaves office after a 30-year tenure, at Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2023. (Reuters)

Riad Salameh Protects His Life with Information Smuggled out of Lebanon

Former governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BdL) Riad Salameh has yet to be handed the summons for his court date on August 29. A judicial source told Asharq…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanon Develops Plan to Deport Syrian Prisoners

Lebanon Develops Plan to Deport Syrian Prisoners

The Lebanese caretaker government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati has developed a plan to deport Syrian prisoners, despite faltering in developing political and…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Sovereignty for Lebanon Sues Hamas

Sovereignty for Lebanon Sues Hamas

The ‘Sovereign Front for Lebanon’ filed a complaint before the military court against the Hamas movement, over the firing of rockets from southern Lebanon at…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World French Judiciary Summons Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor for Interrogation in Paris

French Judiciary Summons Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor for Interrogation in Paris

The Lebanese judiciary has received a French judicial writ summoning Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to appear before French judge Aude Buresi in Paris, an…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)