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Mustaqbal Movement leader Prime Minister Saad Hariri. (NNA)

Hariri Tells Lebanese Detainee in Iran his Case is Followed up Diplomatically

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Prime Minister Saad Hariri has received a phone call from Lebanese businessman Nizar Zakka from the Iranian prison where he is detained, his press office said Friday. Zakka described the difficult conditions of his detention and his deteriorating health and...

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Nizar Zakka speaks at a conference in Jordan in 2013. (AP)

Lebanese Detained in Tehran Pleads for his Release

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – A Lebanese detainee, who has been arrested in Iran on charges of spying for the United States, has pleaded with the concerned authorities to release him. Nizar Zakka, who has been on a hunger strike for 18 days, said: “I have reached the end. I am very tired....

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Nizar Zakka speaks at a conference in Jordan in 2013. (AP)

Lebanese Detainee in Iran Goes on Hunger Strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – A Lebanese engineer who has been detained in Iran since 2015 went on hunger strike to pressure authorities to release him, appealing to the International Committee of the Red Cross intervene to help him. Secretary General of the Arab ICT Organization...