Lebanon's Public Prosecutor of Lebanon's Court of Cassation Ghassan Oueidat received a letter from the Libyan public prosecutor, Counselor al-Siddiq al-Sour, inquiring about the reasons for the continued detention of Hannibal Gaddafi, who has been detained in Lebanon since 2015. The letter also addressed the judicial assistance that Lebanon requires from the Libyan side regarding the case of Imam Musa al-Sadr and his companions Sheikh Mohammed Yaacoub and journalist Abbas Badreddine.
BEIRUT: In less than 24 hours, Lebanon’s currency dropped in value by over 10,000 Lebanese pounds, with the exchange rate nearing 70,000 to the dollar a plunge that comes at a time when Lebanese were dreading the exchange rate reaching 50,000 to the dollar. Economist Jassem Ajaka told Arab News: “We are following in the footsteps of Venezuela.
BEIRUT: Families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion staged a mass sit-in to protest at the obstruction of the official investigation that has been in limbo for more than a year. The investigation into the August 2020 blast has sunk into the murk of Lebanese politics, as suspects including ministers and former prime ministers evade questioning and counter-sue the lead