📰 3 sources 5 articles · 15 Oct 2026, 17:20 → 2 days ago

Mount Lebanon Criminal Court releases "Dr. Food" and his return to Rahbe

The release of George Dib, known as "Dr. Food", by a decision of the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court in application of the general amnesty law after its publication in the official gazette, after he had been arrested on 23 August during a security operation in Akkar and an in-person arrest warrant had been issued against him on 1 September on a theft charge, and after an in-absentia sentence of life imprisonment with hard labor had been issued against him in a drug case. Following his release, he returned to the town of Rahbe in Akkar amid a popular reception.

📍 Where things stand: George Dib has been released and has returned to Rahbe in Akkar; the public lawsuit has been dropped in both the drug and domestic violence files under the general amnesty, while the personal right remains in the domestic violence case.

⏱️ Timeline

15 Oct 2026, 17:20 The Criminal Court of Mount Lebanon issued a decision releasing George Dib, known as "Dr. Food", after the general amnesty law was published in the official gazette. Dib had been arrested on 23 August during a security operation in Akkar, an in-person arrest warrant had been issued against him on 1 September on a theft charge, and an in-absentia sentence of life imprisonment with hard labor had been issued against him in a drug case.
15 Oct 2026, 20:37 The Mount Lebanon Criminal Court released George Hanna Dib, known as "Dr. Food", based on the provisions of the general amnesty law, which led to the dropping of the two penal prosecutions in the drug file, while the personal right remains in the domestic violence case. The court, headed by Judge Elie El Helou, had held a session in which Dib appeared in custody in a case accusing him of manufacturing narcotics and smuggling them in packages bearing the name of the product "Dr. Food Wafer", while his lawyer insisted on his position.
16 Oct 2026, 10:33 George Dib, known as "Dr. Food", returned to the town of Rahbe in Akkar amid a popular reception after leaving prison under the general amnesty.
16 Oct 2026, 11:16 The town of Rahbe in Akkar received its son George Dib, known as "Dr. Food", with ululations, a zaffe and the ringing of church bells, after his release by a decision of the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court in application of the general amnesty law. Lawyer Charbel Kamel Arab explained that the amnesty covered the drug file and the domestic violence case, so the public lawsuit was dropped in both, while the personal right remains in the domestic violence case, and that the court verified that there was no criminal repetition and decided to cease the pursuits and release him.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

One source focused on the legal decision, the course of the judicial file and the dates of the arrest and previous rulings, while other sources focused on the session's proceedings, the details of the charge, the lawyer's clarification of the amnesty's scope and the survival of the personal right, and a third source limited itself to "Dr. Food's" return to Rahbe amid a popular reception with no legal details.

annahar.com Presented the news from the angle of the judicial decision, highlighting the publication of the general amnesty law in the official gazette and mentioning the arrest date of 23 August, the arrest warrant on a theft charge on 1 September and the in-absentia life-with-hard-labor sentence in a drug case, without addressing the popular reception in Rahbe or the fate of the lawsuit in the domestic violence case.
Lebanon Debate Focused on the details of the session held by the court headed by Judge Elie El Helou and Dib's appearance in custody, on the charge of manufacturing narcotics and smuggling them in packages bearing the name "Dr. Food Wafer", and on the distinction between the dropping of the two penal prosecutions in the drug file and the survival of the personal right in the domestic violence case, and also reported his return to Rahbe with ululations, a zaffe and church bells and lawyer Charbel Kamel Arab's clarification of the amnesty's scope and the absence of criminal repetition.
aljadeed Its report was brief and limited to "Dr. Food's" return to the town of Rahbe amid a popular reception after leaving prison, without mentioning the judicial decision, the arrest date or the details of the charge.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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