Elias Sakr
Elias Sakr
Senior Correspondent
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.

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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

October 25, 2021, 3:26 PM
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

October 19, 2021, 1:35 PM
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

October 13, 2021, 4:49 PM
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

October 12, 2021, 11:16 AM
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun, right, meets Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut. AFP
Iran ready to help rebuild Beirut port, foreign minister says

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

October 07, 2021, 7:48 AM
Families of the Beirut blast victims met at the city's port to protest against the removal of investigating Judge Tarek Bitar. Finbar Anderson
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

October 04, 2021, 11:50 AM
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

September 30, 2021, 1:58 PM
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

September 29, 2021, 4:27 PM
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

September 28, 2021, 3:55 PM
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

September 27, 2021, 2:36 PM
Pupils write an exam at Saints Coeurs Ain Najm school in Mansourieh. Reuters
Lebanon delays school year by two weeks amid fuel crisis

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

September 27, 2021, 8:23 AM
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

September 22, 2021, 1:21 PM
Petrol prices have risen for a second consecutive week in Lebanon. Reuters
Lebanon's fuel price increase may spell end of subsidies

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

September 22, 2021, 10:55 AM
The Parliament in Beirut, where an expected vote of confidence in the newly formed Cabinet has been delayed. AP
Lebanese parliament approves new government

Power cut delayed parliament meeting for an hour

September 20, 2021, 9:09 AM
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

September 02, 2021, 11:22 AM