The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: Recently, there has been an increase in thefts from vehicles in several areas across Lebanon, committed by an unidentified individual who breaks car windows and steals whatever belongings he finds inside, including personal items, bags, cash, electronic devices and other valuables. As a result of extensive inquiries and investigations, the Information Branch identified the suspect as: A. R. (born in 1971, Lebanese). He has a criminal record for theft, theft from vehicles, drug-related offenses and pickpocketing. Two judicial arrest warrants have also been issued against him for theft. On 21-09-2026, following careful surveillance and monitoring, an Information Branch patrol arrested him in a targeted operation in Hazmieh while he was riding a silver “Speed 150cc” motorcycle without license plates, which was seized. A search of the suspect and the motorcycle led to the seizure of tools used to break car windows and carry out thefts, a mask, a mobile phone and a sum of money. During questioning, he confessed to committing dozens of thefts from vehicles after breaking their windows in several areas of Mount Lebanon and Saida, including Jounieh, Faraya, Sin El Fil, Baabda, Jamhour, Sabnay, Mkalles and Saida. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over, along with the seized items, to the competent authority, based on the instructions of the judiciary.

10/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following is announced: 1. Under the patronage of Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal, the Lebanese Army’s Higher Institute of Military Sports will organize the “Lebanese Army 10 km Race” at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow, 11-10-2026, with the participation of runners from various sports clubs and associations, as well as military personnel and their families. The race will start in front of the Central Military Club in Manara, along the seafront road towards the Riviera Hotel, passing by the American University of Beirut and then McDonald’s, and continuing to the Phoenicia Hotel. Runners will then proceed over the tunnel towards the Four Seasons Hotel, then towards the Karagulla Building intersection and the Beirut Naval Base. They will turn around at the entrance to the Port of Beirut and return along the opposite carriageway to the Beirut Waterfront, turn right towards BIEL, and continue along the seafront towards Zaitunay Bay, the St. George Hotel and the Ain El Mreisseh Corniche seafront road, reaching Palace Café, before returning to the Central Military Club, where the finish line will be located. Please note that vehicles parked along the aforementioned route, in both directions of the seafront road, will be removed starting at 10:00 p.m. today, 10-10-2026. 2. A contracting company will carry out road-marking works on the recently paved road in the Damascus Road area of Beirut, specifically along the route leading to the Military Hospital / the former Grand Serail building housing the Council of Ministers, passing by the National Museum, the General Security building, the French Embassy and Sodeco, and descending towards the Ring Bridge. The works will begin on Saturday, 10-10-2026, and are expected to continue for approximately three weeks. They will take place daily from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following day, without requiring the closure of the road to traffic. Citizens are kindly requested to take note of the above and comply with the instructions and guidance of Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as the posted traffic signs, in order to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion.

10/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces to combat theft across various Lebanese regions, the Information Branch obtained information indicating that an unidentified individual had been stealing air conditioner compressors (OUTDOOR UNITS) in several areas of southern Lebanon. The latest incident occurred on the night of 28-09-2026, when a compressor was stolen from a restaurant in the town of Zefta. As a result of inquiries and investigations, the Branch identified the suspect as: A. H. (born in 1992, Lebanese). On the same date, following close surveillance, an Information Branch patrol spotted him in a white Rapid pickup truck without license plates in the town of Msayleh and proceeded to arrest him. A search of the suspect and the vehicle led to the seizure of three air conditioner compressors and an quantity of cannabis. During questioning, he confessed to committing approximately four similar thefts, as well as stealing an electric generator, including the aforementioned incident. These thefts took place in Zefta, Nabatieh, Msayleh and Deir ez-Zahrani. He also admitted to using cannabis. The detainee was handed over to the relevant authorities for the necessary legal measures to be taken against him, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.

9/10/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the efforts to combat illegal hunting, particularly through the use of nets installed as traps that ensnare birds and block their migration routes, turning them into tools of extermination that decimate entire flocks, kill large numbers of birds, and threaten some species with extinction, thereby endangering biodiversity, disrupting the ecological balance, and depleting natural resources, the Bekaa Investigation Division, affiliated with the Territorial Gendarmerie Unit, continues its extensive field campaign to remove illegally installed bird-catching nets. The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces had previously announced, in an earlier statement, that during the first phase of the campaign, the Division had seized and removed /20,640/ square meters of nets in several areas of the Bekaa. As part of these ongoing efforts, the Division continued its operations over a period of three days, in operational and intelligence cooperation with the joint Lebanese-international operations team of the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) (MECSHAP–CABS). The operations covered the areas of Younine, Labweh, Arsal, Ras Baalbek, Mashari’ al-Qaa, Al-Kweitat, Joubbouleh, Jdeidet al-Fakha and the heights of Nahleh. The joint operations resulted in the removal of an additional /17,640/ square meters of nets, bringing the campaign’s total to /38,280/ square meters. The Division used a drone to detect the nets and locate them from the air. Members of the Ras Baalbek Unit also took part in removing some of the nets, while several sustainable hunters provided field information that helped identify the locations of the violations. As a result of follow-up, investigations and inquiries, the Division’s personnel identified a number of individuals involved. Legal proceedings are underway against them, based on the instructions of the competent judicial authority. The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces renews its call on citizens to contribute to combating illegal hunting and to report violators by documenting violations through photographs or video footage and sending them via the “Baligh” reporting service, or by contacting the Operations Room at /112/.

8/10/2026