24/8/2026
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 across Lebanon, the Information Branch obtained information about unidentified individuals involved in facilitating prostitution in the Metn and Kesrouan areas. They were also abducting women working in prostitution and demanding payments from their operators in exchange for their release.
Following this information, the Branch’s specialized units intensified their field and technical operations to identify and apprehend those involved. Investigations led to the identification of several suspects, including:
D. A. (born in 1984, Lebanese national), who has a criminal record and is wanted under several judicial warrants;
M. A. (born in 1982, Lebanese national).
On 23 July 2026, following close surveillance and monitoring, a Branch patrol arrested both suspects in the Mansourieh area while they were aboard a dark grey Kia, which was seized. During the arrest, they attempted to resist the officers, requiring the use of necessary force to bring them under control and apprehend them.
During questioning, the first suspect admitted to working with others to facilitate prostitution and transporting women to hotels on behalf of several individuals, including:
M. H. (born in 1994, Lebanese national).
He also admitted to firing firearms.
The second suspect admitted that he was aware of the first suspect’s involvement in transporting women and that he had accompanied him on several occasions, but denied any involvement in the abductions or demands for money. Both suspects also admitted to using drugs, specifically “Baz Cocaine.”
During questioning, M. H. admitted to working with others to extort money from individuals operating rival prostitution networks in several areas of Mount Lebanon. They would lure women working for those networks by falsely claiming that clients were waiting for them.
When the women arrived at the hotel designated as the meeting place, the suspects would stop the vehicle transporting them, take the woman’s phone, and instruct the driver to contact the person she worked for and inform them that she was being held until a payment of between US$500 and US$1,500 was made.
The women were held in buildings or hotels in several areas, including Hazmieh, Mansourieh, Tabarja, Jounieh, Ghazir, Ain el-Remmaneh, Chiyah, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Zalka, and Antelias.
The necessary legal measures were taken against the suspects, and they were referred, together with the seized vehicle, to the competent authority pursuant to judicial instructions. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining individuals involved.
Issued by the Internal Security Forces – Directorate General – Public Relations Division The following announcement: At 7:00 a.m. on November 15, 2026, the Lebanese Cycling Federation will organize the “Lebanon Independence Road Cycling Race,” covering a distance of approximately 47 km. The race will start on the coastal highway, in front of Campomatic Company, near the pedestrian bridge in Bourj Hammoud, heading towards Jounieh and Byblos, then climbing towards Annaya along the main road. The finish line will be near the Lebanese Army checkpoint in Annaya. Citizens are kindly requested to take note of this announcement 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.
14/11/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: Pursuant to instructions from the competent judicial authority, the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces is circulating the photograph of the arrested individual: H. M. Ch. (born in 2004, Lebanese national), for allegedly committing multiple robbery offenses in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Accordingly, the Directorate General requests that anyone who has fallen victim to his alleged crimes contact the Baabda Judicial Unit, التابعة to the Judicial Police Unit, at either of the following telephone numbers: 05-921115 or 05-922173, in order to initiate the necessary legal proceedings against him.
14/11/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division announces the following: A contracting company will carry out water pipeline installation works in the Mar Maroun area of Ashrafieh, on a side street branching off Lebanon Street, in front of Huvelin University, according to the following schedule: Phase One: Starting at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2026, until midnight at the beginning of Monday, November 6, 2026. Phase Two: From 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2026, until midnight at the beginning of Monday, November 23, 2026. These works will result in the closure of the road to traffic at the specified location, with traffic diverted towards Abdel Wahab El-Inglizi Street. Citizens are kindly requested to take note of these arrangements and comply with the instructions and directions of Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as the posted traffic signs, in order to facilitate traffic flow and prevent congestion.
13/11/2026
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division issued the following statement: As part of the ongoing efforts by the Internal Security Forces to arrest individuals wanted by the judiciary, on November 13, 2026, the Mount Lebanon Investigation Unit, to the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, received information concerning the presence of a dangerous wanted individual in the Al-Rihab area. Following investigations and surveillance operations, a force from the aforementioned unit proceeded to the area and, in a swift operation at the entrance to the Sabra Market, managed to arrest the individual identified as: H. H. N. (born in 1994, Lebanese national, according to his own statements). He was wanted by the judiciary for several offenses, including forming a criminal gang, stealing motorcycles, purchasing and reselling stolen goods, as well as opening fire. It was also established that a video circulating on social media showed him stealing motorcycles from various locations. The necessary legal measures were taken against him, and he was handed over to the competent authority pursuant to instructions from the judiciary.
13/11/2026
