Youssef Diab

Youssef Diab
Arab World A Hezbollah member in Syria in 2017 (AFP)

Hezbollah Members Questioned Over Suspected Reconnaissance Mission in Northern Lebanon

Investigations are continuing into the arrest of five Hezbollah members in a remote mountainous area between the Bsharri and Batroun districts of northern…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A Hezbollah flag hangs at the entrance to the town of Zawtar al-Gharbiya in southern Lebanon, from which Israeli troops withdrew under the framework agreement for southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

Lebanon's Military Judiciary Begins Legal Proceedings in Hezbollah Explosives Case

Two Hezbollah members have been ordered detained after questioning by a Lebanese military judge over a truckload of explosives seized at a checkpoint in…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Families of victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion and ambassadors from several countries commemorate the sixth anniversary of the blast (File photo: AFP). 

Lebanon: Four Former Army Generals Questioned as Defendants in Beirut Port Blast Probe

The investigation into the Beirut port explosion took a new turn on Wednesday as judicial investigator Judge Tarek Bitar questioned four former Lebanese Army…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun receives Justice Minister Adel Nassar at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. (Lebanese Presidency)

Lebanese Judiciary Identifies Seven Suspects in Hezbollah Explosives Case

Lebanon's judiciary is nearing the end of its preliminary investigation into Hezbollah explosives seized in Dahr al-Baidar, setting the stage for charges…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanon’s Military Court (National News Agency)

Lebanon: Judicial Warrants Target Suspects in Hezbollah Explosives Case

The investigation into a Hezbollah explosives shipment has widened, with Lebanese authorities issuing search notices for two people who went into hiding after…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Ali Kayali (Mihrac Ural) in an undated file photo circulated on Syrian social media

Four Syrians, One Lebanese Involved in Capture of ‘Baniyas Butcher’ in Lebanon

Lebanese judicial and security authorities are investigating the abduction of former Syrian regime officer Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, from Mount…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Hezbollah supporters wave the group’s flags in Beirut’s southern suburbs (AFP).

Lebanese Judiciary Widens Probe into Hezbollah Explosives Shipment

Lebanese judicial authorities have expanded their investigation into a shipment of explosives seized in Dahr al-Baydar, on the Bekaa-Beirut highway, seeking to…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A sign held by a protester at Roumieh Prison calls for the implementation of the General Amnesty Law (Al-Markazia)

Lebanon's Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike Over Suspension of Amnesty Law

Inmates at Lebanon’s Roumieh Central Prison are on a hunger strike for a 10th day over an appeal to a general amnesty law, as warnings mounted that…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)