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Lebanese officials: Former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani killed in Beirut
Lebanese authorities are questioning a taxi driver and apartment renters as they investigate the death of the former Iraqi parliament member.
- On Tuesday, Lebanese security and judicial officials confirmed that former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed Al-Alwani was found dead in a Beirut apartment, five days after arriving from Irbil.
- Al-Alwani, a Sunni Muslim, previously served in parliament for the Al-Iraqiya List and was released in April 2025 following a decade of detention for inciting violence against the Shiite-led government.
- Authorities discovered Al-Alwani dead Monday night after he was hit on the head and strangled inside an apartment that two Syrians and a Lebanese national had rented for $200.
- Public prosecutor Judge Ahmad Rami al-Haj is following the investigation, the National News Agency reported, while police intelligence questions the taxi driver who transported Al-Alwani from the airport.
- Coordination with senior authorities in Baghdad continues as the Iraqi Embassy in Beirut follows the case, while Lebanese security agencies search for circumstantial clarity and potential motives.
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Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani was reportedly found dead in his home in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
·Istanbul, Türkiye
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خبرآنلاینLebanese security sources reported the disappearance of Ahmed Alwani, a former member of the Iraqi parliament, and the subsequent discovery of his body in the Tariq Al-Jadeeda area of Beirut.
·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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An urgent Lebanese security source for the island: finding the body of former Iraqi deputy Ahmed Al-Alwani in the New Road area of Beirut
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
14%
R 29%
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