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Before the investigation can resume, the justice ministry will appoint a new judge to lead it who will also need the approval of the higher judicial council, setting the whole process back
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2/8/2021 7:05:23 PM
The blast, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, killed 211 people, injured over 6,000 and damaged entire neighborhoods in the capital Beirut
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2/4/2021 9:39:14 AM
Six months after the Aug. 4 blast, the domestic investigation has been brought to a virtual halt by the same political and confessional rivalries that thwarted past attempts to uncover the truth in major crimes
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12/17/2020 3:33:23 PM
The fact that little light has been shed on the circumstances that led to Lebanon's worst peacetime disaster nearly four months after the blast has caused outrage
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12/11/2020 3:17:47 PM
The constitution stipulates that a separate council made up of judges and politicians is entrusted with trying ministers and presidents for crimes of high treason, dereliction of duties, and breach of the constitution
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11/26/2020 7:09:20 PM
The meeting, in conjunction with the United Nations, will aim to have the highest-level representation possible with the objective of soliciting aid for the country
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11/5/2020 6:42:39 PM
The disaster - Lebanon's worst in peace-time - killed more than 200 people, injured at least 6,500 others and ruined swathes of the capital
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10/22/2020 2:38:51 PM
Hariri won by a simple majority Thursday, securing a total of 65 votes out of 120 lawmakers polled by President Michel Aoun amid sharp divisions over the shape of the Cabinet Hariri is expected to form
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10/22/2020 10:28:59 AM
'We did not name anyone to lead the government,' Mohamed Raad, head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, announces
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10/22/2020 9:31:28 AM
Any new government will have to contend with a financial meltdown worsening by the day, a COVID-19 outbreak and the fallout of the massive explosion at Beirut port that killed nearly 200 people in August
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10/12/2020 3:41:46 PM
The country is bankrupt, but the ruling elite has so far failed to respond to calls by French President Emmanuel Macron for the rapid formation of an independent government
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10/5/2020 7:52:39 PM
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9/17/2020 1:01:51 PM
Lebanon's financial crunch has seen tens of thousands lose their jobs or part of their salaries, sparked sharp inflation and pushed poverty rates up to encompass more than half the population
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9/15/2020 10:57:25 AM
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire in the building that was the work of late Iraq-born British architect Zaha Hadid
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