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Killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani in Beirut and arrest of a suspect

The body of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani was found in an apartment in the Afif al-Taybi area of Beirut; a Lebanese security source said he was strangled to death, and the security services arrested a suspect. The Iraqi embassy in Beirut is following the case with the Lebanese security agencies, and the judiciary has opened an investigation.

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📍 The Lebanese judiciary has opened an investigation, one suspect is held by the security services, and the Iraqi embassy is following the circumstances.

📍 Where things stand: The Lebanese judiciary has opened an investigation, one suspect is held by the security services, and the Iraqi embassy is following the circumstances.

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10 Nov 2026, 20:55 A Lebanese security source told Al-Arabiya that the Lebanese security forces arrested one of the suspects involved in the killing of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani.
10 Nov 2026, 21:32 The body of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani was found in Beirut. A Lebanese judicial source said the circumstances of death remain unclear, while a security source said he was strangled to death in an apartment in the Afif al-Taybi area, and that the apartment had been rented by two Syrians and a Lebanese citizen. Alwani (57) is a former member of the Iraqi parliament from the Sunni community and an opponent of Iranian influence.
10 Nov 2026, 22:23 Iraq's ambassador in Beirut, Mohammad Reda al-Husseini, announced that the embassy is in contact with the Lebanese security agencies to follow up on the circumstances of the killing of former MP Ahmed al-Alwani.
10 Nov 2026, 22:26 The Iraqi ambassador in Beirut announced that the Lebanese judiciary has opened an investigation into the killing of former MP Ahmed al-Alwani, the first official confirmation that the Lebanese judicial authorities have begun investigating the case.