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Youssef Diab

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Youssef Diab

    Lebanon's Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike Over Suspension of Amnesty Law (opens the original)

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    Inmates at Lebanon’s Roumieh Central Prison are on a hunger strike for a 10th day over an appeal to a general amnesty law, as warnings mounted that deteriorating conditions could trigger a broader humanitarian and social crisis. Prisoners in Block B of Roumieh, Lebanon’s largest prison, have refused food, water and medication while awaiting a Constitutional Council ruling on the challenge to the law, which hundreds of inmates hope will secure their release. The strike has coincided with protests

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Youssef Diab

    Suspension of General Amnesty Outrages Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison Inmates (opens the original)

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    Islamist prisoners in Lebanon’s Roumieh Prison have launched an open-ended hunger and strike, including a total refusal to take medications, even by those with chronic illnesses, before being joined by all inmates of Building B. The protest comes in response to the Constitutional Council's decision to suspend the general amnesty law pending a ruling on the appeal filed by the Strong Lebanon Bloc, headed by MP Gebran Bassil. The inmates have held the political factions obstructing the general amn

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Youssef Diab

    Lebanon Dismantles Security Network Linked to Hezbollah, Assad Remnants (opens the original)

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    Lebanese authorities have foiled a plot threatening security in Lebanon and Syria, dismantling a dangerous cross-border network linked to Hezbollah and remnants of the former Syrian regime. Judicial and security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that five network members, three Syrians and two Lebanese, had been arrested. The group brought fighters from Syria into Lebanon across the northern border, moved them to Beirut’s southern suburbs and then sent them to a training camp in the Baalbek-Hermel re

  4. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Youssef Diab

    New US Sanctions Tighten Grip on Hezbollah, Test Lebanon (opens the original)

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    New US sanctions on Hezbollah go beyond targeting money-transfer networks, signaling a broader shift in Washington’s approach to the group and its relationship with the Lebanese state. By relisting Hezbollah on its sanctions list and targeting a network accused of moving millions of dollars to the group, Washington is stepping up pressure on Hezbollah while putting Lebanese institutions to a sensitive test: whether they can tighten oversight of money flows and transfers and meet their obligation

  5. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Youssef Diab

    Lebanon Mulls Removing Restrictions Against 600,000 Syrians (opens the original)

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    Lebanese authorities began reviewing security restrictions against some 600,000 Syrians in the latest move that reflects Beirut’s desire to open a new chapter in relations with Damascus based on clear security and legal foundations. The restrictions are among the thorniest issues in Lebanon and that emerged during the wave of Syrian displacement sparked by the civil war. The restrictions led to hundreds of thousands of Syrians being barred entry to Lebanon. Addressing the issue would pave the wa

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