Hassan Diab
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France convicts Canadian Hassan Diab for 1980 synagogue bombing, seeks arrestHassan Diab, who has always maintained innocence, was tried in absentia in Paris for the attack on a synagogue that killed four and wounded 46.CanadaApr 21, 2023
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MPs set to review Canada’s extradition process after calls for reformThe House of Commons justice committee is getting set to review Canada's extradition system - a move welcomed by critics who have long called for reforms to the process.CanadaNov 14, 2022
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ANALYSIS: Diab case exposes dangerous flaws in Canada’s extradition processFrance must must provide convincing evidence a Canadian was involved in a 1980 bombing in Paris while Canada should change its extradition rules to better protect its citizens.PoliticsMay 20, 2021
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Canadian professor Hassan Diab ordered to stand trial in France over 1980 Paris bombingHassan Diab's lawyer, Donald Bayne, calls the ruling inexplicable and says he is considering an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.CanadaMay 19, 2021
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Trudeau hints at support for Hassan Diab, Ottawa professor facing trial in FranceFrance recently ordered Hassan Diab to stand trial for a decades-old synagogue bombing in Paris, a move his lawyer called the latest misstep in a long odyssey of injustice.CanadaMar 3, 2021
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Hassan Diab lawyer denounces French appeal court’s call for client to stand trialFrench authorities suspected Hassan Diab was involved in the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue that killed four people and injured dozens of others, an accusation he has denied.WorldJan 27, 2021
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Lebanon’s prime minister among those charged with negligence in Beirut explosionThe four charged are the most senior individuals to be indicted so far in the investigation, which is being conducted in secrecy.WorldDec 10, 2020
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Lebanon’s economy spirals out of control amid coronavirus, calls for government reformLebanon's crisis was not caused by the coronavirus, but it has made a very bad situation even worse, tipping the country's economy over the edge.WorldJul 12, 2020
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Lebanese protesters rally near parliament ahead of Cabinet confidence voteMore than 200 people, including a legislator, were injured in the riots, some of whom were rushed to hospital for treatment.WorldFeb 11, 2020
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Hundreds march in Lebanon’s capital to reject new governmentThe new government named in January came after weeks of political stalemate and amid nationwide protests while Lebanon grappled with an unprecedented economic crisis.WorldFeb 1, 2020
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