The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: First – Hamra Starting at 2:00 p.m. on 19 and 20 September 2026, a “Back to School” festival will be held on Hamra Street with the aim of boosting commercial and tourism activity. Throughout the festival, traffic will be closed on the main Hamra Street from Rosa Café to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, as well as on all side streets leading into the area. Traffic will also be diverted from the Rosa Café intersection: right toward Cairo Street, and left toward Makdissi Street, then left toward Nehme Yafet Street. Second – Badaro On 20 September 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., a public-awareness television commercial for the Directorate General of Civil Defense will be filmed on Al-Alam Street in Badaro, alongside Ogero. Third – Marina, Dbayeh Starting at 8:00 a.m. on 20 September 2026, the Antranik Youth Association will organize a charity FUN RUN in the Marina – Dbayeh area, along the coastal road between Golden Beach and the Martyr Major General Wissam El-Hassan Barracks. The affected road will be closed to traffic throughout the event and until its conclusion. Citizens are kindly requested to comply with the instructions of Internal Security Forces personnel and the traffic signs installed at the aforementioned locations in order to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion.

19/9/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to track down and apprehend individuals wanted by the judiciary across Lebanon, the Central Anti-Narcotics Bureau of the Judicial Police Unit received information about a wanted individual involved in drug-related offences who was staying in Ain Anoub – Aley and was in possession of a forged identity document. Following investigations, on 25 August 2026, a Bureau patrol, in coordination with the Special Group of the aforementioned Unit, arrested him in the area while he was aboard a Kia. He was identified as: M. A. (born in 1979, Lebanese national), who is wanted under four arrest warrants for drug-related offences. A search of the suspect and the vehicle resulted in the seizure of a handgun, a magazine, and live ammunition, as well as five mobile phones that he used to manage his drug trafficking and distribution network, and two forged identity cards bearing his photograph. During questioning, he stated that he ran an extensive drug trafficking network, operating through dealers working on his behalf. The necessary legal measures were taken against him pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend all other individuals involved.

18/9/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to track down and apprehend perpetrators of various crimes across Lebanon, while a Bangladeshi national was standing on a public sidewalk in the Corniche el-Nahr area, two individuals riding a motorcycle snatched his mobile phone. Following investigative efforts, the Beirut Investigation Detachment of the Beirut Police Unit succeeded in identifying and arresting the two perpetrators. Both were found to have prior criminal records. They were identified as: Kh. H. (born in 1980, Lebanese national); H. H. (born in 1988, Lebanese national), who is wanted under an arrest warrant for motorcycle theft. During questioning, both suspects admitted to carrying out the aforementioned snatching. The two detainees and the motorcycle were handed over to the competent unit for the necessary legal action, pursuant to the instructions of the competent judicial authority.

18/9/2026

The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the Internal Security Forces’ ongoing efforts to combat crime throughout Lebanon, on 8 September 2026, the Beirut Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit received a complaint filed by a woman against an unidentified individual for the theft of a valuable diamond-encrusted wristwatch, estimated to be worth US$120,000. The watch had been stolen from a handbag in the bedroom of her home in Achrafieh – Beirut. The Detachment immediately launched the necessary investigations and succeeded in identifying the suspect, who was found to be employed as the complainant’s driver. He was identified as: B. H. (born in 1970, Lebanese national). Follow-up investigations revealed that the suspect was planning to leave Lebanon for Turkey on 14 September 2026. Detachment officers therefore lured him into a trap and arrested him in Verdun on 12 September 2026, before he was able to leave the country. During questioning, he admitted to stealing the watch, whose location he knew through his work. He stated that he had used a copy of the house key that he had previously made, taking advantage of the complainant’s absence. He also admitted to selling the watch to a watch dealer for US$27,000. The watch was recovered from the dealer and returned to its owner. The detainee, B. H., was referred to the competent judicial authority pursuant to its instructions.

18/9/2026