Lebanon: Tensions Rise After Judge Investigating Beirut Blast Takes Aim At Top Officials

By Najia Houssari

The fallout continued on Tuesday after Tarek Bitar, the Lebanese judge investigating the devastating explosion at Beirut’s port in August 2020, charged the country’s top prosecutor, Ghassan Oueidat, and seven other officials in connection with the blast. They reportedly face allegations of homicide, arson...