Amer Fakhoury had been held in Beirut on decades-old charges. Separately, Michael R. White, a U.S. Navy veteran and cancer patient, was released from an Iranian prison.
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For Lebanon’s Shiites, a Dilemma: Stay Loyal to Hezbollah or Keep Protesting?
Lebanon’s protests have drawn protesters from all religious sects. But Hezbollah, the Islamist militia and political party, and its ally, the Amal Movement, have tried to smother demonstrations by Shiites.
Clashes Shake Beirut as Anti-Government Protests Explode in Violence
Demonstrators and security forces battled in the worst violence yet after three months of protests against Lebanon’s political elite.
Carlos Ghosn Defends His Legacy
“Nobody’s going to take it from me,” said the fugitive former auto mogul, a symbol of globalism under pressure.
Carlos Ghosn, Fugitive but a Favorite Son, Returns to Beirut
For many residents, he represents the Lebanese dream, of leaving the country and becoming a success.
U.S. Places Sanctions on Art Collector Said to Finance Hezbollah
The Treasury Department said the collector used art to hide assets and a gallery business to launder money.
To Make Sense of Lebanon’s Protests, Follow the Garbage
The country’s perpetual refuse crisis is just one example of the government corruption and dysfunction that have brought protesters into the streets.
White House Freezes Military Aid to Lebanon, Against Wishes of Congress, State Dept. and Pentagon
The indefinite hold halts a $105 million package that the State Department and Congress had approved. Analysts say the winners could be Iran, Russia, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.
Uber Driver in Lebanon Is Sentenced to Death in Killing of U.K. Diplomat
Rebecca Dykes, who was last seen leaving a bar in Beirut, was found strangled with a rope in 2017.
Lebanon Protests Unite Sects in Demanding New Government
Lebanon’s protests, the largest since its independence, have moved from fury over the economy and corruption to demands for a new political system.