REPORT: Lebanon confiscates Asala Nasri's passport momentarily

Judicial authorities agreed on Wednesday to return the passport of prominent Syrian celebrity Asala Nasri and canceling the search and investigation warrant issued against her after it appeared that the warrant was issued by the Syrian authorities in 2013 for “political reasons.”

Earlier Wednesday, the Lebanese General Security at Beirut's airport revoked the Syrian passport of Nasri, referring her to the prosecutor’s office in Lebanon.

The celebrity was allegedly stopped after being flagged by the international police agency (INTERPOL).

Security sources told LBCI that Nasri was arrested following the order of General Prosecutor Judge Charbel Abou Samra.

She was later on released and will be summoned next Monday for further investigation.

In turn, Minister of Justice Achraf Rifi told LBCI that the celebrity's passport will be returned to her, adding that the Lebanese authorities will not be "tools in the hands of the Syrian regime."

Asala had arrived to Beirut's airport, after she was invited to appear in a Star Academy episode.

This is not the first visit by the Syrian songstress. Asala had frequently voiced stances against the Syrian regime in the first year of the uprising that erupted in Syria.

She also criticized some Arab countries, including Lebanon, prompting several reactions in the media and on social media platforms.


For more details, watch Foutoun Raad's report in the VIDEO above