This is Beirut, 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Court of First Instance in Mount Lebanon, through its Third Chamber handling real estate matters and composed of judges Yamen El-Hajjar (presiding), Elissia Abou Jaoudeh, and Fatima Bazzi, issued a key ruling in a case filed by Mrs. Sara Audi Attaya, represented by her attorney Riad Hallaj, challenging a decision by the Baabda Land Registry ...
This is Beirut, 05/08 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Brazilian judge on Monday placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician, who is accused of plotting a coup. Bolsonaro is on trial at the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting to cling onto power after losing 2022 elections to ...
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Five years since the Beirut Port explosion, Lebanon bows its head in grief, remembrance and continued calls for justice. From wreaths and masses to messages from global leaders, here’s how the country honored the victims of August 4.
This is Beirut, 04/08 14:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Beirut Port explosion, which killed over 200 people and injured thousands, officials and institutions have renewed their calls for justice and remembrance, while tributes were held across the country. Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar visited the Beirut Fire Brigade headquarters, where he laid a wreath at ...
This is Beirut, 04/08 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On the fifth anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed the Lebanese state’s commitment to uncovering the full truth behind the deadly blast and holding all those responsible accountable, “regardless of their positions or affiliations.” In a statement released on Monday, August 4, President Aoun ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 03/08 19:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Justice Tarek Bitar Lebanon August 4 2020
Five long years. Five years since the explosion on August 4, 2020, that mushroom-shaped cloud that swallowed the capital, crushed hundreds of lives, and left a nation in shock. Yet in Beirut, life has gone on as if nothing happened. As if more than 240 people had not died, as if over 7,000 had not been wounded, and as if the country were not ...
This is Beirut, 01/08 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Beirut Explosion Justice Lebanon Investigation August 4
Minister of Justice Adel Nassar announced on Friday that the investigation into the devastating Beirut Port explosion of August 4, 2020, is approaching its final phase. Nassar emphasized the importance of reaching the truth and ensuring accountability, declaring that no state can be complete without justice for such a catastrophic ...
This is Beirut, 26/07 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The US Justice Department's deputy chief conducted a second day of questioning Friday with Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, whose infamous case has dragged President Donald Trump into a political firestorm. Todd Blanche, who is also Trump's former personal attorney, has so far declined to ...
This is Beirut, 25/07 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon France Politics Justice
One of France's longest-held inmates, the pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, arrived in Beirut on Friday, having been released from prison after more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats. At around 3:40 am (0140 GMT), a convoy of six vehicles with flashing lights left the Lannemezan prison in ...
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August 4 Beirut Port Explosion Commémoration Justice
Nearly five years after the Beirut port explosion, the pain knows no borders: gatherings will take place in Beirut, as well as in France, Belgium, Italy, Brazil… United in mourning, the victims’ families and the Lebanese diaspora are still demanding justice.
This is Beirut, 22/07 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Aviation Justice
US aviation regulators said Monday they are investigating a recent close call in which a passenger plane took emergency action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US military bomber. A Delta flight operated by SkyWest took off Friday from Minneapolis and was approaching the city of Minot, North Dakota when the pilot rapidly rerouted after seeing ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Politics Justice
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the US Justice Department should release all "credible" information from its probe into notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein as he sought to douse a firestorm of criticism from his supporters over his handling of the case. Trump is facing the most serious split of his political career from his famously loyal ...