Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: Based on a complaint filed by a citizen at the Saadiyat Police Station, affiliated with the Damour Police Station of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit, against: R. D. (born in 1983, Lebanese) for fraud and scam, after he had misled the plaintiff into believing that he was able to secure Schengen travel visas for him and his family in exchange for sums of money amounting to approximately thirty-five thousand U.S. dollars (USD 35,000), which he received in installments in return for following up on the travel and visa procedures. He also sent documents, reservations, and messages to give the impression that the procedures were serious. However, the visas were not issued, and when the plaintiff demanded that he either secure the visas or return the money, he threatened him. As a result of diligent follow-up and investigations, and based on the instructions of the judiciary, the defendant was arrested by members of the aforementioned police station. Passports, documents, family records, and evidence related to the complaint were seized in his possession. It was also found that an arrest warrant had been issued against him for fraud, in addition to two previous claims filed against him at the Tariq El-Jdideh Police Station for the same offense. The total amount claimed in these cases reached approximately forty thousand U.S. dollars (USD 40,000). The detainee was referred to the Beiteddine Judicial Detachment of the Judicial Police Unit for further investigation, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary. Therefore, and based on the instructions of the competent judiciary, the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces circulates his photo and requests those who have fallen victim to his actions and recognized him to come to the Beiteddine Judicial Detachment, located in Baakline, or to contact one of the following numbers: 25-300216 or 25-300187, in order to take the necessary legal measures.

2/7/2026

Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: Some social media platforms circulated a video showing a person assaulting his wife inside a restaurant in Chtaura, against the backdrop of family disputes. As a result of follow-up and precise monitoring, the Information Branch of the Internal Security Forces was able to determine his place of hiding, where he was arrested inside a hotel in Jounieh. He was identified as: T. M. (born in 1992, Lebanese national) The necessary legal measures were taken against him, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.

2/7/2026

Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following was issued: A contracting company will carry out maintenance works on the eastern lane of the Tripoli/Beirut highway. The works will last approximately three hours, starting at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, 02-07-2026. Traffic will be prohibited at the work site, and vehicles will be diverted toward Al-Salam Roundabout and the coastal road. Citizens are kindly requested to take note and to abide by the instructions and directions of Internal Security Forces personnel, as well as traffic guidance signs, in order to preserve public safety.

1/7/2026

Issued by the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division The following statement was issued: On 26-06-2026, an altercation took place in the Jnah area – Sabah Salem Al-Sabah Street, inside a vacant plot of land, against the backdrop of scrap collection in the area, between unidentified persons. As a result, one of them was taken to hospital, where he shortly thereafter passed away. Following intensive investigations and inquiries carried out by the Ramlet El-Baida Police Station of the Beirut Police Unit, the identity of the killer was determined, and he was arrested in the Jnah area only a few hours after the crime was committed. He is identified as: Y. Ch. (born in 1986, Syrian) During the investigation, he stated that the deceased, identified as A. A. (born in 2002, Lebanese), had attacked him inside the aforementioned plot of land and stabbed him with a knife, causing injuries to his leg and left shoulder. He then stabbed him with a knife. After that, A. A. left the scene, and he no longer knew what happened to him. The detainee was handed over to the concerned unit for the necessary legal measures to be taken against him, based on the instructions of the competent judiciary.

1/7/2026