Ashraf Dabour released and leaves Lebanon for Bulgaria

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1. 20 Oct 2026, 12:58 Information from "Lebanon Debate" reported that Ashraf Dabour was released, with security forces to escort him to the airport to travel to Bulgaria, where his daughter lives.
2. 20 Oct 2026, 13:20 A headline was published reading "From Beirut airport to Bulgaria... this is how the Ashraf Dabour file was closed," without further details in the available text about the circumstances of the closure or the parties involved.
3. 20 Oct 2026, 13:32 "Lebanon Debate" website reported that former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabour was released and escorted by security forces to Rafic Hariri International Airport to travel to Bulgaria, where his daughter lives, explaining that this came at the end of a judicial process that began on 29 April 2026 with his arrest at the airport over a red notice linked to a Palestinian pursuit warrant, and that he was then questioned on 3 August 2026 before the Public Prosecutor's Office (discriminatory prosecution).

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