Disappearance of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut

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1. 10 Nov 2026, 19:59 Al-Hadath channel reported that the family of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani informed the Iraqi embassy in Beirut of his disappearance four days earlier, with no information on the circumstances or his whereabouts and with his fate shrouded in ambiguity.
2. 10 Nov 2026, 20:19 Al-Arabiya channel reported that the Lebanese judiciary had received no official notification from the Iraqi embassy in Beirut regarding al-Alwani's disappearance, meaning the case has not yet been registered judicially through the Iraqi diplomatic channel.
3. 10 Nov 2026, 20:22 In a statement to Al-Hadath channel, al-Alwani's family said his trace was lost one day after the last contact with him, noting he was in the Lebanese capital Beirut when contact was cut, without further details on the circumstances of his disappearance or his exact last location.
4. 10 Nov 2026, 20:27 A Lebanese source told Al-Arabiya channel that former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani entered through Beirut airport on 5 November.
5. 10 Nov 2026, 20:29 An Iraqi security source told Al-Arabiya channel that investigations were still ongoing in the case of al-Alwani's disappearance in Beirut, confirming coordination between Iraqi and Lebanese authorities in this regard, without revealing further details on the circumstances.
6. 10 Nov 2026, 20:30 An Iraqi security source told Al-Arabiya that the motives behind al-Alwani's disappearance in Beirut remain unknown, with no additional details on the circumstances of the incident.

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