Pierre Hashash released from detention, calls it unlawful in a defamation case filed by Osama al-Rahbani

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1. 6 Nov 2026, 15:09 Activist Pierre Hashash was released from detention and responded to Osama al-Rahbani, holding that his detention was contrary to the law, in a report carried under the phrase "Nothing is left for us but Fairuz".
2. 6 Nov 2026, 15:33 Hashash's release came after a defamation and slander complaint filed by Osama al-Rahbani. The Internal Security Forces had arrested Hashash based on a report from the Bekfaya platoon, and a patrol from the Batroun platoon carried out the arrest, over content he published dealing with the Rahbani family.
3. 6 Nov 2026, 15:33 Hashash appeared in a video on his Instagram account in which he held to his position, saying that what he published was a defense of Fairuz and Lebanese identity, and objecting to the procedures of his detention, which he described as contrary to the law.
4. 6 Nov 2026, 15:59 The report on Hashash's release and his response to al-Rahbani was republished under the same headline containing the phrase "Nothing is left for us but Fairuz", alongside links to other Lebanese news headlines, including an explosion near Tyre and continuing Israeli attacks in the south.

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