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Lebanon's judge Tarek Bitar, who is investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast, has charged Lebanon's top prosecutor and seven others with probable intent to murder, arson and other crimes, an official said Tuesday.Bitar had sparked surprise in Lebanon a day before when he charged eight top security and judicial officials, reviving a probe that was suspended for over a year amid vehement political and legal pushback.

The Lebanese judge probing the 2020 Beirut port explosion reopens the case, charging top officials with roles in the tragedy.

Beirut blast probe resumes after 13 months: judicial source

After thirteen months of suspension, the investigation into the explosion at the port of Beirut in 2020 has resumed, we learned on Monday. Eight people, including two senior security officials, the Director of Security...

Beirut: The Lebanese judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has resumed his work, a judicial official said Monday, after a 13 month sus...

No state official has yet been held accountable over the explosion, which killed more than 215 people and destroyed swathes of the capital on August 4, 2020

Judge Tarek Bitar orders release of five suspects, charges eight officials in connection to massive explosion that killed over 200 people in August 2020

The Lebanese judge investigating the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast has resumed his work, a judicial official said Monday, after a 13-month suspension due to political pressure.The probe into the cause of the August 4, 2020 blast, one of history's largest non-nuclear explosions, had been stalled since December 2021 as a series of complaints against the judge obstructed his work.No state official has yet been held accountable over the explosion, which killed more than 215 people and destroyed...

The Philippines and the United States are looking to fully implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement through finishing projects and adding more locations in a bid to highlight the importance of the Mutual Defense Treaty.

MANILA - The Philippines and the United States are committed to developing their cooperation in the aspects of economy, politics, and security and identifying new collaborative initiatives to bring peace and prosperity to their people. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) co-hosted the 10th Philippines-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) on Jan. 19 and 20. DFA Undersecretary Maria Theresa Lazaro said they "agreed on several important initiatives that demonstrate our unwaveri...