Source: AFP
Security & Justice
State Action Signals Change in Tackling Longstanding Illegal Land Grabs in Jbeil District
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Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
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Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
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Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
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Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
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Wednesday 20 March 2024 19:51:48
Lebanese Authorities Release French Drug Dealer Detained at Beirut Airport
The Lebanese authorities released the French drug dealer Abdel Karim Touil after three days of detention at Beirut Airport based on a Red Notice issued by the Interpol in a cocaine smuggling case, according to what a judicial source told Agence France-Presse.
The source told AFP that Lebanon released Touil on beil "with a residency permit, his place of residence was determined, his passport was confiscated, and he was banned from traveling."
The source added, "Lebanese authorities requested his extradition from the French authorities," to be later handed over to France.
Lebanese authorities detained Touil upon his arrival at the Beirut Airport on Sunday based on a Red Notice issued against him by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), according to the same source.
According to the French magazine L'Obs, Touil was carrying an Algerian passport when he was detained in Beirut.
The judicial source clarified to AFP that Touil "is subject to judicial supervision" because Beirut cannot "keep him detained as extradition requests may take months, and the Lebanese judiciary cannot thus deprive him of his freedom."
