Ashraf Dabour Released and Departs Lebanon for Bulgaria

Lebanon Debate reported that former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabour was released and escorted by security forces to Rafic Hariri International Airport to travel to Bulgaria, where his daughter lives. This concludes a judicial process that began on 29 April 2026 when he was detained at the airport over a red notice linked to a Palestinian wanted notice, and continued on 3 August 2026 when he was questioned for over four hours by the Public Prosecution before Prosecutor General Ahmed Rami al-Hajj ordered his detention. The Palestinian proceedings concern financial and administrative suspicions during his work at the Palestinian embassy in Beirut, allegations that do not constitute a final conviction.