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Etiquette: Hassan Diab


The first Minister appointed on 19 December 2019, he succeeded Saad Hariri as head of the government, having resigned since 29 October 2019 following major demonstrations that have taken place since the night of 17-18 October.
He resigned on 10 August 2020 following a tug-of-war with parliament over responsibility for the beirut port explosion on 4 August 2020. A few days earlier, Hassan Diab had raised the possibility of holding early parliamentary elections.

Hassan Diab served as Minister of Education and Higher Education from June 2011 to February 2014 in the government of Najib Mikati, of which he is considered a close friend. A chartered engineer at the Engineering Council, UK, certified by the National Professional Engineers Register, Australia, Hassan Diab is also Professor of Computer Engineering in the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the American University of Beirut (AUB).

His specialization in computer science includes cryptography on high-performance computer systems, reconfigurable computing, embedded systems, modeling and simulation of parallel processing systems, as well as simulation of systems using fuzzy logic control, and more recently, higher education in the MENA region.

He was founding dean of the College of Engineering and founding president in 2004-2006 of Dhofar University. In October 2006, he was appointed Vice-President of Regional External Programs (REP) at the AUB. He was also founding dean of the College of Engineering and founding president in 2004-2006 of Dhofar University.

In October 2006, he was appointed Vice-President of Regional External Programs (REP) at the AUB.

He is the father of four children.

Edito: Les banques zombies, Peau de Chagrin et la signature fatale

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Les banques libanaises, transformées en institutions zombies, survivent artificiellement grâce à des circulaires, pendant que l’État s’effondre. Nawaf Salam tente une restructuration juste, mais fait face au sabotage du secteur bancaire, qui refuse d’assumer ses pertes. Cinq ans après la crise, l’aide internationale reste bloquée sans réforme crédible.

Explosion du port de Beyrouth : le juge Tarek al-Bitar relance les interrogatoires

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Le juge Tarek al-Bitar relance les interrogatoires dans l’affaire de l’explosion du port de Beyrouth, une tragédie qui a coûté la vie à plus de 215 personnes en août 2020. Parmi les suspects convoqués figurent des responsables politiques et sécuritaires de haut rang. L’enquête, marquée par des blocages institutionnels et des tensions politiques, avance difficilement. Bitar continue malgré tout sa quête de justice en s’appuyant sur des convocations envoyées par des greffiers judiciaires.

Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zoaiter file a new appeal against judge Tarek Bitar

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Former finance ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and public works ministers Ghazi Zoaiter, deputies of the parliamentary bloc of the Amal Movement, lodged a new...
  Minister of Finance Ali Hassan Khalil in Parliament. Photo credit: Lebanese Parliament

Ali Hassan Khalil’s arrest warrant transmitted to security forces

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The court of cassation transmitted the arrest warrant against the former finance minister and current deputy Ali Hassan Khalil to the security forces. However,...

Tarek Bitar calls for immediate arrest of Ali Hassan Khalil as Nabih Berri attacks...

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The magistrate in charge of the investigation into the explosion in the port of Beirut, Judge Tarek Bitar, called for the immediate arrest of...

The Patriarch welcomes the decisions of the Court of Cassation

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The Maronite Patriarch Béchara Boutros Rahi greeted in his Sunday homily the decisions taken by the Court of Cassation in the context of the...

Explosion of the port of Beirut: justice wins against Nabih Berri

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With the decisions of the court of cassation rejecting all the complaints lodged by the former ministers against the state, the investigating judge in...

There will be no real justice in Lebanon if real justice is not done...

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Outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab paid tribute to the victims of the explosion in the port of Beirut in a statement, on the eve...

Lebanon: Evidence establishes responsibility for Beirut explosion

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Targeted sanctions and an international investigation are the only possible routes to justiceSource: Human Rights Watch(Beirut) - As evidence implicates senior Lebanese officials in...

New fuel price hike this Friday

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The price of fuel rose again this week. The price of a 20-liter gallon of SP95 is now 75,900 LL, an increase of 2,600...
  Notre Dame de Jounieh Hospital. Photo credit: Francois el Bacha for Libnanews.com

Hassan Diab reserves 500,000 liters of fuel for bakeries

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After a number of bakeries cut off the sale of bread following the fuel shortage, outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab gave instructions to reserve...

Government: Start of parliamentary consultations on July 26

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The Presidency of the Republic has indicated that the mandatory parliamentary consultations aimed at appointing a new prime minister will begin on July 26th....

Government: Saad Hariri withdraws

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The now ex-prime minister designate Saad Hariri has indicated that he is stepping down and will not form his 4th government, 9 months after...
  The Palace of Justice in the city of Beirut.

Appeal by judge Tarek Bitar to question Abbas Ibrahim

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Judge Tarek Bitar appealed to the court of cassation after the outgoing interior minister Mohammed Fahmi refused to be able to question the director...