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Shipowner Linked To Giant Beirut Port Blast Held In Bulgaria

A shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people has been arrested in Bulgaria, officials said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Five Years After Beirut Port Blast, Lebanese Demand Justice

The loved ones of those killed in a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port five years ago gathered to demand justice on the anniversary of the blast Monday, as Lebanon's president vowed to hold those responsible to account.

International Business Times

Beirut Port blast victims say five years later, justice feels a bit closer

The investigation was derailed by political interference, but a new government is trying to get justice back on track.

Al Jazeera

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Five years after Beirut port explosion justice and recovery remain elusive

Five years after the deadly explosion at Beirut’s port on 4 August 2020, many Lebanese are still struggling with loss, trauma and broken lives.

Radio France Internationale

A father's grief and a nation's hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice

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

Lead investigator resumes Beirut port blast probe and plans to question senior officials

A Lebanese judge has resumed his investigation into the devastating 2020 Beirut Port explosion

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Four Years And No Justice: Lebanon Marks Port Blast Anniversary

Hundreds gathered near Beirut's port on Sunday to mark four years since a catastrophic explosion devastated the capital and to demand accountability, with the spectre of war weighing over commemorations.

International Business Times

Lebanon marks four years since Beirut port blast amid regional tensions

No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic explosion that killed more than 220 people.

Al Jazeera

Four years after the Beirut port blast, many decry stalled justice as regional tensions spike

The Beirut port blast anniversary this year coincides with soaring regional tensions

The Independent UK

UN Concerned over Life of Investigating Judge in Beirut Port Blast

UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite has expressed grave concern over interference in the investigation into the 2020 port explosion in Beirut, including threats against investigating Judge Tarek Bitar. “I am deeply disturbed by reports that former State officials and others who have been implicated in the case have disingenuously resorted…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sarah Copland: the Australian mother’s ‘relentless’ fight for justice after her son’s death in the Beirut port explosion

Campaigners say it’s taken years of ‘persistent and relentless lobbying’ to secure call from UN for credible investigation

The Guardian - AU

More than two years after the Beirut blast, victims are waiting for justice. Australia can do more

The Beirut blast was not an unfortunate accident, but an avoidable catastrophe and a clear violation of the rights of the victims and their families. Isaac and all of the victims deserve justice, writes his mother Sarah Copland.

ABC News

Beirut Blast Investigator Puts off Interrogations of Top Officials

The judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast said he had postponed interrogations of senior current and former officials that had been set to begin on Monday until a legal dispute over the extent of his powers can be resolved. Last month Judge Tarek Bitar resumed his inquiry into…

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Reuters

Beirut blast investigator puts off interrogations of top officials

Asharq Al-Awsat

Maronite Patriarch Says Judge Probing Beirut Port Blast Must Pursue Truth

Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai called on Sunday for the judge struggling to investigate the Beirut port explosion to be able to pursue his work and get help from any outside authority to pinpoint those responsible for the devastating blast. Long-simmering tensions over the investigation have boiled over since Judge…

Reuters

Lebanon's top Christian cleric says judge probing port blast must be allowed to pursue truth

Lebanon's top Christian cleric called on Sunday for the judge struggling to investigate the Beirut port explosion to be able to pursue his work and get help from any outside authority to pinpoint those responsible for the devastating blast.

Reuters

Lebanese MPs denounce top prosecutor's moves against judge probing port blast

Some 40 Lebanese lawmakers on Friday became the latest group to back the judge investigating the catastrophic 2020 Beirut port blast and call for the country's top prosecutor to be held accountable for steps taken against the judge and his probe.

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Bangkok Post

Lebanese elite bury blast probe

BEIRUT: In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary as they try to avoid accountability at any cost.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Elite Bury Blast Probe, Pushing Fragile State Closer to Edge

In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon's ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary as they try to avoid accountability at any cost. Long-simmering tensions over the investigation have boiled over since Judge…

Reuters

Lebanese elite bury blast probe, pushing fragile state closer to edge

France 24

Families of Beirut blast victims slam infighting over investigation

The relaunching this week of the investigation into the August 2020 Beirut port blast triggered an unprecedented impasse with the lead judicial investigator and top prosecutor slapping charges against each other. Critics called it a “farce”, but for families of the victims still seeking justice, the parody is wrenching and…

Al Jazeera

Families of Beirut port blast outraged by infighting over inquiry

Dozens protest in Lebanese capital against the public prosecutor’s attempt to stop a judge from continuing his probe.

Al Jazeera

Middle East round-up: Turkey, Sweden, NATO and the Quran

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

The Independent UK

Anger soars in Beirut amid standoff over port blast probe

Scores of protesters have scuffled with riot police in Beirut as they try to break into the chief offices of Lebanon’s judiciary

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