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Lebanon political crisis brews over fate of blast judge

Lebanon protest chaos revives civil war ghost

BEIRUT – Lebanon’s month-old government called off a cabinet session Wednesday as a political crisis brewed within its ranks over whether to remove a judge investigating the massive August 2020 Beirut port blast. The debate comes at a time when Lebanese are desperately waiting for the government, formed in September after protracted horse-trading, to tackle Lebanon’s … Read more

EU urges Lebanese gov’t to allow independent probe into Beirut blasts

beirut blasts

BEIRUT – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday urged the Lebanese government to complete the investigation into the Beirut Port blasts as soon as possible, while demanding that the probe should be impartial, credible, transparent, and independent. “The investigation should be allowed to proceed without any interference in legal proceedings and those responsible for this … Read more