Qaradawi, son of the late cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi, to the UAE. Detained for critical comments against Gulf authorities, his extradition raises concerns over free expression. Amnesty International urges Lebanon to reject the extradition requests,

Lebanon will deport an Egyptian - Turkish activist and dissident who celebrated the ouster of Syria's Bashar al-Assad to the United Arab Emirates, rejecting appeals from human rights groups who advocated for his release.

Qardawi, son of the late Muslim cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi, to the UAE. His detention followed his critical comments about regional authorities. Amnesty International calls the extradition a threat to freedom of expression and urges Lebanon to reconsider.

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to deport to the United Arab Emirates an Egyptian activist and poet detained by Lebanese security forces after crossing the porous border from Syria last month.

Lebanon’s government has decided to extradite ... The Lebanese government’s decision on Tuesday comes hours after Amnesty International called on authorities to urgently reject the requests ...

The Lebanese government on January 8, 2025 unlawfully deported Abdulrahman Youssef al-Qardawi, an Egyptian-Turkish poet, to the United Arab Emirates

was detained in Lebanon on Dec. 28 after returning from Syria, according to his lawyer Mohammad Sablouh and human rights group Amnesty International. His arrest followed critical comments Qaradawi ...

Al-Qaradawi's legal troubles stem from a 2017 conviction in Egypt. Lebanese authorities interrogated him about this verdict and an extradition request from the UAE. His arrest followed a widely shared video where he criticised authorities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt while walking around Damascus' Umayyad Mosque.

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s cabinet voted Tuesday to ... convicted and sentenced in absentia to five years in prison. Amnesty International said in a statement Tuesday that while visiting Damascus ...

Lebanon's new president said on Saturday that Israel must withdraw from his country's south by the January 26 deadline set to fully implement an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed last year. French President Emmanuel Macron was also in Lebanon on Friday and said there must be "accelerated" implementation of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

The U.N. chief has expressed the support of the international community to Lebanon for a speedy recovery following the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

The fall of the Assad regime will have a substantial impact on Lebanese politics, highlighting border tensions, refugee challenges, and Hezbollah’s influence. Normalization with Damascus depends on Lebanon’s domestic politics,