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US Deports Over 200 Gang Members to El Salvador Despite Court Block

This is Beirut, 17/03 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States flew over 200 alleged members of a Venezuelan gang to be imprisoned in El Salvador, President Nayib Bukele said Sunday, after US counterpart Donald Trump controversially invoked wartime legislation to expel them. The deportations took place despite a US federal judge granting a temporary suspension of the expulsions order, ...

Justice Minister Calls for Implementation of Ministerial Declaration from Bkerke

This is Beirut, 14/03 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Minister of Justice Adel Nassar stressed on Monday, from the headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, the need to implement the ministerial declaration aimed at limiting the possession of weapons to the Lebanese state. He emphasized that this measure was the essential starting point for state-building, calling for the establishment of ...

Judge Bitar Given Clearance by Hajjar to Continue Investigation Into Port Explosion

This is Beirut, 10/03 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Judge Tarek Bitar, who is in charge of investigating the Beirut port explosion case, will be able to continue his investigation, despite 34 appeals lodged against him by personalities against whom he had taken legal action. The acting public prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Judge Jamal Hajjar, overturned a decision on Monday by his ...

Still No Ruling on New York's Mayor Corruption Case

This is Beirut, 20/02 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A US federal judge peppered a top member of Donald Trump's Justice Department with questions Wednesday during a hearing over the office's extraordinary move to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The department's request prompted a wave of protest resignations within the Justice Department and at the mayor's ...

New York City Councils Calls for Mayor's Resignation

This is Beirut, 18/02 05:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of New York's city council on Monday called for the resignation of Mayor Eric Adams, days after the US Justice Department moved to dismiss a corruption case against him. Adams, who pleaded not guilty in September to charges of fraud and bribery, has denied allegations he asked for the case to be dropped in exchange for enforcing ...

Four Years After Lokman Slim’s Murder, Justice Feels Further Away Than Ever

Cian Ward, 02/02 15:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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This Sunday, on the fourth anniversary of his assassination, Lokman Slim—a notable Shiite intellectual and free speech advocate—was commemorated in Beirut by his family, friends, and colleagues. This came just days after it emerged that investigative judge Bilal Halawi had decided to "close the file" on the case until "new elements ...

Detained ‘Islamists:’ Towards a Solution or a New Problem?

Michael al-Andary, 2024-12-17 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“Islamist” detainees in Lebanon who were arrested following the “Arab Spring” movement in 2011 represent a dormant case that is being readdressed today after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s rule on December 8, 2024. Mediator and head of a sectarian conflict resolution group Lea Baroudi raised the concern, revealing that “there are ...

Biden Pardons his Son in Final Week of Presidency

This is Beirut, 2024-12-02 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles. "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is ...

Judge Dismisses the Election Subversion Case Against Trump

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A judge on Monday granted a request by prosecutors to dismiss the election subversion case against Donald Trump because of a Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president. Judge Tanya Chutkan agreed to the request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to dismiss the case against the president-elect "without prejudice," ...

Navalny’s Mother’s Case to Be Heard in Russian Court

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-21 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A court in the Russian Far North will next month hear a case brought by the mother of dead russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been prevented from seeing his body, his allies said Wednesday. Lyudmila Navalnaya has travelled to the remote IK-3 prison where her son died, but since Saturday, when she arrived, she has been prevented ...

UN Expert Demands Answers on Navalny's Disappearance

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A United Nations rights expert said on Monday that the 'enforced disappearance' of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was alarming, demanding that Moscow immediately release him. The Kremlin critic's lawyers have been prevented from meeting him since December 6, and he did not appear for a scheduled court hearing last Friday. “I am ...

In Iran, Sadegh Booghi Dances for Freedom

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 11:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A stallholder in northern Iran, who became a viral Internet sensation by showcasing unexpectedly dexterous dance moves, has encountered issues with the Islamic Republic Authorities, who disapprove of public dancing. The man, reportedly around 70, garnered tens of thousands of followers on Instagram, featuring videos of him dancing at the market in ...

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