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Lebanese suicide bomber who killed 5 Israelis in Bulgaria is buried at Hezbollah cemetery

The Lebanese-French national who was accused of detonating explosives in a 2012 attack in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourist has been buried in a Lebanese cemetery designated for fallen Hezbollah fighters

The Independent UK

Lebanese judge questions former top security chiefs over Beirut port blast

Lebanon’s lead investigator into the 2020 Beirut port blast has questioned two former security chiefs, including Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, who appeared in court for the first time

The Independent UK

Everyday common symptom leads to 'heartbreaking' cancer diagnosis for boy, 7

Muhammad Eesa Ibrahim, 7, first began experiencing the symptoms in January this year. When they persisted, his family took him to see a doctor in Bolton

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The everyday symptom that led to seven-year-old's 'heartbreaking' diagnosis

'It's sad for a kid to go through so much trauma'

Manchester Evening News

Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim: Politicians’ Performance Destroys Lebanon

A week after leaving his post as the head of Lebanon’s General Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim spoke to Asharq Al-Awsat about his departure, refusing to name the party that obstructed attempts to renew his tenure. Ibrahim, however, hinted at caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, saying that the latter “blew…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Major General Abbas Ibrahim Bids Farewell to General Security, Eyes Foreign Ministry

Major General Abbas Ibrahim concluded a 12-year tenure at the head of the Lebanese General Security, but did not close the door to a future role that he would deem appropriate, including a potential ministerial portfolio. Ibrahim’s term as director general of the General Security Directorate ended on Thursday, as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top Lebanese intel chief, mediator with Syria steps down

A Lebanese intelligence chief who has mediated the release of Westerners held in Syria and also acted as a mediator within Lebanon has stepped down after attempts to extend his term failed

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Lebanon Security Chief's Term to End after Authorities Skip on Renewal

The term of Lebanon's powerful General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim is set to end this week as neither cabinet nor parliament have discussed a measure that would allow him to stay on after reaching the legal retirement age. Ibrahim, who hails from southern Lebanon, has headed the General Security directorate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese blast investigator charges former PM, top public prosecutor

The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Lebanon's top public prosecutor, the then-premier and other senior current and former officials in connection with the devastating explosion, judicial sources said and court summons show.

Reuters

Beirut blast investigator charges two generals, former army chief - sources

A judge probing the deadly August 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged two of the country's top generals and a former army chief over the blast, three judicial sources said.

Reuters

Heading home: Syrian refugees in Lebanon going back to Syria

Hundreds of Syrian refugees have boarded a convoy of trucks in the Lebanese mountain town of Arsal to return to their war-torn country

The Independent UK

Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Exceed 2 Million

Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security said there are currently 2,080,000 Syrian refugees on the Lebanese soil, noting that those registered are only 900,000. General Security Director Major General Abbas Ibrahim said in a press conference on Tuesday that nearly 540,000 displaced Syrians have returned voluntarily to their country since…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Mediation ongoing for Austin Tice, held in Syria

A top Lebanese general says he is still mediating between the United States and Syria over the fate of American journalist Austin Tice who went missing a decade ago in the war-torn country

The Independent UK

Lebanon: Mediation Ongoing for Austin Tice, Held in Syria

Lebanon is still mediating between the United States and Syria over the fate of American journalist Austin Tice who went missing a decade ago in the war-torn country, a Lebanese general said Tuesday. Washington maintains that Tice is held by Syrian authorities. Tice went missing shortly after his 31st birthday…

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Reuters

Looped in 'line by line', Hezbollah shows pragmatic side in Lebanon-Israel deal

(This Oct. 18 story has been corrected to reflect that only the northern part of Karish lies within what Lebanon has claimed as its territorial waters.)

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon-Israel Maritime Talks to Conclude in ‘Days’

Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel that could help allocate oil and gas resources are close to concluding after around two years of negotiations, a top Lebanese security official said on Tuesday. "We're talking about weeks - actually, days - to finish the delineation issue. I'm hopeful that the…

Reuters

Lebanon-Israel maritime talks to conclude in 'days,' official says

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Envoy Needs More Time in Lebanon-Israel Maritime Dispute

The US envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over the two countries' disputed maritime border said Friday some progress has been made but that more work needs to be done to resolve the issue. Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser for energy security at the US State Department, has been mediating…

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Mamlouk-Fidan Talks: Mutual Demands, Russian Solutions

The security talks led by the Director of the Syrian National Security Office, Major General Ali Mamlouk, and the Director of Turkish Intelligence, Hakan Fidan, in Moscow highlighted a continuous gap between the two parties on the one hand, and the increasing Russian desire to find a solution to it.…

The Independent UK

Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice

Syria has denied it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans, a week after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of holding him

ABC News

US knows 'with certainty' Syria is holding journalist Austin Tice a decade after disappearance, Joe Biden says

US President Joe Biden says the US is certain the Syrian government is imprisoning American journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago.

The Independent UK

US: Syrian government is holding American journalist Tice

President Joe Biden says the U.S. is certain that the Syrian government is holding American journalist Austin Tice who went missing in the war-torn country a decade ago urging Damascus to help bring him back home

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Security Chief Fears Political Paralysis, Social Collapse

A senior Lebanese security official has said the risk of political paralysis has increased since an election produced a fractured parliament last month, warning of a possible "disaster" because there is no majority to legislate. Major General Abbas Ibrahim also said he was concerned about social instability, saying this worried…

Reuters

Lebanese security chief fears political paralysis, social collapse

Reuters

Lebanese spy chief says he will visit Syria over missing U.S. reporter

Lebanon's intelligence chief has said he will visit Syria for talks with Syrian leaders about the fate of a U.S. reporter who went missing in Syria a decade ago.

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