Overview
- Judicial officials reduced his bail to 80 billion Lebanese pounds, about $900,000, and removed a travel ban that had blocked his exit.
- A senior Lebanese official and the Tripoli-based government said he was released after roughly 10 years in custody, with departure expected after bail payment.
- An October order had set bail at $11 million and barred travel, a sum his lawyers said he could not afford.
- He has been held since 2015 over allegations he withheld information about the 1978 disappearance of cleric Moussa al‑Sadr.
- A Libyan delegation met Lebanese leaders this week, and Tripoli’s statement praised Lebanese responsiveness and cited intentions to reactivate diplomatic relations, naming President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri.