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In this August 5, 2020 photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP/Hussein Malla/File)
January 17, 2025, 6:47 pm
10 charged over Beirut port blast as probe resumes after Hezbollah accusations of bias
Investigation into 2020 explosion that killed more than 220 people, injured thousands and devastated swathes of Lebanon’s capital, restarts after 2-year hiatus
By Layal Abou Rahal and Aya Iskandarani
In this file photo taken on October 3, 1980, an inspector walks amid car wreckage after a bomb exploded at the synagogue rue Copernic in Paris. (Georges Gobet/AFP)
April 22, 2023, 3:26 pm
Canada’s Trudeau considers next steps as citizen convicted for Paris synagogue blast
Canadian PM says will stand up for rights of nationals; Hassan Diab faces life in prison for 1980 bombing that killed 4, hurt 46; he wants Ottawa to reject any extradition request
By AFP
This file photo taken on May 24, 2016, shows Hassan Diab, who was arrested in November 2008 for his alleged role in a 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, as he arrives at the courthouse in Paris. (AFP/Bertrand Guay)
April 21, 2023, 8:42 pm
Paris court hands Lebanese-Canadian life term in absentia for 1980 synagogue blast
Prosecutors say ‘no doubt’ Hassan Diab was behind attack that killed four, but professor remains free in Canada after France declines to extradite him a second time
By AFP
This file photo taken on October 3, 1980 on rue Copernic in Paris shows firemen standing by the wreckage of a car and motocycle after a bombing attack of the rue Copernic synagogue, resulting in the death of four people. (AFP/STF)
April 7, 2023, 1:05 pm
1980 Paris synagogue bombing trial offers some closure, even without the defendant
Jewish community awaits justice after 43 years despite absence of Hassan Diab, alleged orchestrator of blast that killed four people, who refused to travel from Canada to attend
By Alice D'Oleon
The scene on October 3, 1980, after the bombing of the Copernic street synagogue, in Paris, that killed four people. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
April 3, 2023, 8:46 pm
France opens trial of suspected bombmaker in deadly 1980 Paris synagogue blast
Hassan Diab, who lives in Canada, says he won’t show up for trial after accusations dropped in previous probe; 4 killed, 46 injured in explosion
By Anne-Sophie LASSERRE
In this July 17, 2020 file photo, a woman looks at a homeless Lebanese man sleeping on the ground in Hamra street, in Beirut, Lebanon (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
October 6, 2021, 12:28 pm
As Lebanese got poorer, politicians stashed wealth abroad, Pandora Papers show
Members of political class were sending assets abroad for years, even as they urged people to deposit money in Lebanon’s banks, assuring them it was safe
By Bassam Mroue
Motorcycle drivers wait to get fuel at a gas station in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP/ Hassan Ammar)
September 10, 2021, 3:25 pm
Lebanon breaks deadlock for new government, first since 2020 port blast
Cabinet headed by billionaire businessman Najib Mikati will face massive job of passing major reforms to pull country out of economic tailspin and secure rescue package
By AP
In this photo from October 24, 2015, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses a crowd during the holy day of Ashoura, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
August 28, 2021, 3:25 pm
Nasrallah: Beirut port blast judge’s subpoena of caretaker PM is ‘unacceptable’
Hezbollah chief claims summons to Hassan Diab proves probe into explosion is ‘based on targeting and politicization’
By Agencies
Then-Lebanese prime minister Hassan Diab, speaks during a press conference, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, on January 21, 2020. (AP/ Bilal Hussein, File)
August 26, 2021, 8:11 pm
Lebanon’s outgoing PM subpoenaed over deadly Beirut port blast
Subpoena issued after Hassan Diab fails to appear for questioning on accusations of intentional killings, negligence in vast explosion last year
By AP
Israeli self-propelled howitzers fire toward Lebanon from a position near the northern town of Kiryat Shmona following rocket fire by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, August 6, 2021. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
August 6, 2021, 4:23 pm
Israel warns of ‘overt and covert’ response if Hezbollah rocket fire continues
IDF carries out artillery strikes in response to 19-rocket barrage by terror group, heaviest since 2006 war; Hezbollah releases video of rocket fire
By Emanuel Fabian and Judah Ari Gross
In this August 5, 2020 photo, a drone picture shows the destruction after an explosion at the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP/Hussein Malla/File)
July 2, 2021, 7:18 pm
Lebanese judge goes after top officials, including outgoing PM, over port blast
Tarek Bitar confirms charges filed by predecessor against Hassan Diab, summons him for questioning; asks government for permission to question 2 of most prominent security chiefs
By Bassam Mroue
File: Hassan Diab holds a press conference at Amnesty International Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, following his return to Canada, on January 17, 2018. (Lars Hagberg / AFP)
May 22, 2021, 8:21 pm
Paris court rules Lebanese man accused of 1980 synagogue bombing to stand trial
Judges overturn decision to dismiss case, will prosecute academic Hassan Diab, who claims he was in Beirut at time of Paris attack that killed four
By AFP
In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab attends an interview with The Associated Press at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, December 29, 2020. (Dalati Nohra via AP)
March 26, 2021, 5:18 pm
Lebanese PM says dangerous nuclear substances found at southern oil plant
Nuclear energy authority confirms German Combi Lift report of hazardous materials located in Zahrani installation
By ToI Staff
Protesters burn tires to close the main road, after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market, in Beirut, Lebanon on March 6, 2021. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
March 6, 2021, 11:40 pm
Lebanon’s caretaker PM warns of chaos as nation’s currency plunges
Hassan Diab ups pressure for new cabinet to be formed as Lebanese pound continues rapid collapse, trading at nearly 11,000 to the dollar on black market
By FAY ABUELGASIM
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks to the media outside the Beirut international airport, April 5, 2020. (Anway Amro/AFP)
December 11, 2020, 4:15 pm
Hezbollah slams Beirut port charges against Lebanese PM as ‘political targeting’
Country’s establishment quick to denounce judge’s decision in wake of devastating explosion as ‘unconstitutional,’ following decades of corruption and impunity
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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