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      Elias Sakr

      Elias Sakr

      Senior Correspondent
      Location
      Beirut
      Elias joined The National as a senior correspondent in Beirut in 2020. He started his career at The Daily Star, where he spent more than eight years reporting on politics and business. In 2015, he joined An-Nahar, where he spearheaded the launch of the revamped online English edition, led the editorial team for five years and wrote regular columns.

      Articles

      Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea at his home in the Lebanese village of Maarab in October 2018.
      Lebanese Forces leader summoned over deadly Beirut clashes

      Summons comes as 68 people are charged with offences related to the October 14 shootings

      LebanonOctober 25, 2021
      A protest on Tuesday against Hezbollah in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut. EPA
      Lebanon violence is a dangerous distraction from reform, experts say

      Armed clashes killed seven people amid rising tension over Beirut blast probe and political turmoil

      MENAOctober 19, 2021
      Anti-government protesters hold placards during a rally in support of Judge Tareq Bitar amid alleged Hezbollah interference in the investigation of the port explosion, in Beirut. EPA
      Hezbollah pressures Lebanon's new Cabinet over Beirut blast probe

      Militant group and its allies want judge leading the inquiry to be replaced

      LebanonOctober 13, 2021
      The devastating explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut remains under investigation. AFP
      Beirut blast judge orders arrest of former minister

      Warrant for ex-finance chief Ali Hassan Khalil is the second issued by Tarek Bitar

      MENAOctober 12, 2021
      Lebanon's President Michel Aoun, right, meets Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
      Play15:24:05
      Iran ready to help rebuild Beirut port, foreign minister says

      Beirut backs Tehran's efforts to mend regional ties, says President Michel Aoun

      MENAOctober 07, 2021
      Families of the Beirut blast victims met at the city's port to protest against the removal of investigating Judge Tarek Bitar. Finbar Anderson
      Play16:35:54
      Beirut blast judge beats attempt to remove him

      Former ministers try to oust Tarek Bitar as victims' families accuse politicians of stalling the probe into 2020's deadly port explosion

      LebanonOctober 04, 2021
      Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al Khasawneh, left, speaks to reporters after meeting Lebanese premier Najib Mikati in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday, September 30, 2021. AP
      Jordanian PM offers Lebanon help to tackle power crisis

      Mr Al Khasawneh said his government was committed and ready to support Lebanon where possible

      EnergySeptember 30, 2021
      Lebanon is suffering through a severe economic crisis which has caused shortages of fuel. Reuters
      Lebanon's government forms IMF negotiating team

      Cabinet holds first meeting since receiving Parliament's backing

      EconomySeptember 29, 2021
      Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Photo: AP
      Finance experts cheered by Najib Mikati's plan to salvage Lebanon’s economy

      The country’s new prime minister said he would seek a deal with the IMF

      EconomySeptember 28, 2021
      Anti-government campaigners and families of Beirut explosion victims protest in front the Justice Palace in the Lebanese capital to support public prosecutor, Judge Tarek Bitar. EPA
      Beirut explosion inquiry suspended after request to remove judge

      Families of victims accuse political class of blocking inquiry into hundreds of deaths

      LebanonSeptember 27, 2021
      Pupils write an exam at Saints Coeurs Ain Najm school in Mansourieh. Reuters
      Play11:04:10
      Lebanon delays school year by two weeks amid fuel crisis

      Public schools that were supposed to resume on Monday will reopen on October 10

      LebanonSeptember 27, 2021
      A monument representing justice in front of grain silos gutted in the August 2020 explosion at the port that killed more than 200 people and injured more than 6,000, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
      Former minister called to Beirut blast inquiry seeks removal of judge

      Judge Tarek Bitar's predecessor was replaced by court after indicting former PM

      LebanonSeptember 22, 2021
      Petrol prices have risen for a second consecutive week in Lebanon. Reuters
      Play14:16:53
      Lebanon's fuel price increase may spell end of subsidies

      Ministry raises official price of petrol for third time in a month

      LebanonSeptember 22, 2021
      The Parliament in Beirut, where an expected vote of confidence in the newly formed Cabinet has been delayed. AP
      Play14:49:14
      Lebanese parliament approves new government

      Power cut delayed parliament meeting for an hour

      MENASeptember 20, 2021
      Motorcycle riders wait for fuel at a petrol station in Beirut. AP
      Lebanon's crisis leaves bureaucracy crippled

      Functioning of government departments hampered by strikes, power cuts and fuel shortage

      LebanonSeptember 02, 2021
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