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Lebanese man who held up bank to access savings released without charge - brother

A Lebanese judge has ordered the release from detention without charge of man who last week took hostages at a Beirut bank in an attempt to access his savings frozen after the country's 2019 financial implosion, the man's brother and a legal group said.

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A man who held up a bank demanding his own money becomes an unlikely hero

Many in Lebanon can't access their life savings because of the economic crisis. A hostage-taker in Beirut surrendered in exchange for some of his funds, which he needed for his father's medical bills.

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Location of 1st Ship to Leave Ukraine Carrying Grain Unknown

The first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal has had its cargo resold several times and there is now no information about its location and cargo destination, the Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni, which left Odesa on Aug. 1, and moved…

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Location of 1st ship to leave Ukraine carrying grain unknown

Ukraine's embassy in Beirut says the first grain ship to leave Ukraine under a wartime deal has had its cargo resold several times and there is now no information about its location and cargo destination

The Independent UK

Lebanon: Jumblatt, Nasrallah’s Aide Stress Need to Put Aside Differences

Following a long period of political rift between the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and Hezbollah, a meeting on Thursday brought together the PSP head, Walid Jumblatt, and the political assistant to Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hajj Hussein Al-Khalil. The two sides emphasized the need to put aside differences and to maintain dialogue…

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Iraq to provide Lebanon with fuel for another year: Lebanon PM

Beirut (AFP) - Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants in exchange for in-kind services, Lebanon's Prime Minister said in a statement Thursday.

AFP

'Hero' Lebanon hostage-taker turns self in after bank drama

Beirut (AFP) - Bystanders hailed as a hero an armed customer who held bank staff hostage for hours Thursday in Lebanon because he couldn't access funds frozen after the country's economic collapse.

AFP

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Gunman who held up Lebanon bank to withdraw own money arrested as siege ends

The armed man’s wife supported her husband’s actions, claiming he ‘did what he had to do’

The Independent UK

Gunman exits Lebanon bank, ending hostage situation

A Lebanese man who had held six people hostage at gunpoint inside a commercial bank in Beirut for around six hours exited the bank on Thursday evening, a Reuters journalist said.

Reuters

Furious man armed with shotgun threatens hostages at bank - demanding his own money

The gunman entered the Federal Bank of Lebanon in Beirut and drew his firearm when he was told he couldn't access the $200,000 (£160,000) in his bank account

Daily Mirror

Armed client holds Lebanon bank staff hostage to access savings

Beirut (AFP) - An armed customer threatening to set himself ablaze held bank workers hostage throughout the day Thursday in Lebanon's capital, demanding to withdraw his trapped savings to pay hospital fees, security sources and a family member said.

AFP

Armed man demanding savings holds Beirut bank staff hostage

A Lebanese security official says a man armed with a shotgun has broken into a Beirut bank, holding employees hostage and threatening to set himself ablaze with gasoline unless he receives his trapped savings

The Independent UK

Lebanese Bank Hostage Situation Ends after Partial Funds Payout

A hostage standoff in which a gunman demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings so that he could pay his father's medical bills ended seven hours later with the man's surrender Thursday. No injuries were reported. Authorities said Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 42-year-old food-delivery driver, entered the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hostage standoff at Beirut bank ends with gunman’s surrender

Banks in Lebanon have implemented informal capital controls amid ongoing economic crisis, effectively freezing savings.

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Lebanese Buyer Cancels Order of Ukrainian Shipment After 5-Month Delay

A Lebanese buyer refused to accept a grain cargo from Ukraine, citing a delay in delivery terms, announced the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut. The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under an UN-brokered deal, left the port of Odesa on the Black Sea in August, carrying 26,000 tons of…

Reuters

Lebanon seizes property of two MPs charged over Beirut blast

A Lebanese court ordered on Thursday the temporary seizure of property owned by two parliamentarians charged in connection with the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, a judicial source said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Judge Orders Seizure of MPs' Property over Port Blast

A Lebanese judge on Wednesday ordered the temporary seizure of the property of two deputies in the case of the deadly explosion which destroyed Beirut port two years ago, a judicial source said. "Judge Najah Itani has issued a temporary seizure order worth 100 billion Lebanese pounds on the property…

AFP

Hezbollah says will 'sever' Israel's hands if it reaches for disputed gas

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah warned Israel on Tuesday against reaching for offshore gas reserves at a time US-mediated talks are aiming to settle a maritime border dispute.

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Thirty inmates saw out of Lebanon jail, escape: authorities

Beirut (AFP) - More than 30 people fled a Lebanon detention centre at dawn on Sunday, security forces said, after sawing their way through a window, according to a judicial official.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Public Sector Strike Leaves Lebanese Newborns without Registration

As thousands of public sector workers continue their strike in Lebanon, hundreds of the country’s newborns are being left undocumented. In Lebanon, civil workers have been on strike for more than a month and a half, exacerbating the crises experienced by the Lebanese on different levels. Because of the walkout,…

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1st Ukraine Grain Shipment's Arrival in Lebanon 'Postponed'

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since Russia's invasion will no longer arrive in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Sunday as planned, Ukraine's embassy in Beirut said. "Tomorrow's arrival of (the) Razoni ship is postponed," the embassy told AFP in a message on Saturday. Updates regarding an…

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Nasrallah’s Call for Beirut Blast Probe Judge to Step Down Rejected by Judiciary

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s call for the dismissal of the judge probing the cataclysmic 2020 blast at Beirut port was ignored by the judiciary. The probe has been suspended since the beginning of the year after officials, who have been charged in the blast, demanded Judge Tarek Bitar’s dismissal. In…

AFP

Islamic Jihad leader says will target Tel Aviv after Israel strikes Gaza

Beirut (AFP) - The leader of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad vowed Friday to target Tel Aviv after an Israeli strike killed one of the group's senior commanders in the Gaza Strip.

AFP

First Ukraine grain shipment expected Sunday in Lebanon

Beirut (AFP) - The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since Russia's invasion is expected to dock in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on Sunday, state media and Ukraine's embassy said.

Al Jazeera

Families demand justice two years on from Beirut port blast

Thousands gather in Lebanon’s capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.

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