Hassan Diab
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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
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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
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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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Hassan Diab sues federal government over extradition to FranceDiab, his wife and two young children have filed a notice of action in Ontario Superior Court seeking tens of millions of dollars for alleged abuse of process, infliction of emotional distress and other claims.CanadaJan 13, 2020
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New Lebanon PM says top priority is the nation’s ‘strangling’ economic crisisHassan Diab, a university professor and former education minister, will have to steer Lebanon out of its worst economic and financial crisis in decades.WorldDec 21, 2019
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Hassan Diab, cleared of terror allegations, in battle to obtain citizenship certificateDiab's health card and Ontario driver's licence were returned, but his citizenship certificate was not returned and was later sent to France, where he spent three years behind bars until the allegations were dismissed.CanadaOct 6, 2019
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Who is Hassan Diab and why was his extradition so controversial?An external probe into the extradition of the Ottawa academic was released Friday.CanadaJul 26, 2019
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