Lebanese authorities have agreed to extradite Abdul Rahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, the son of the late Muslim Brotherhood preacher Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Lebanese Caretaker Information Minister, Ziad Makari, announced the decision while reading the outcomes of a cabinet meeting. According to the Lebanese News Agency, the cabinet approved the deportation of Al-Qaradawi, currently in custody, to the UAE. Al-Qaradawi recently made a brief visit to Damascus, where he participated in celebrations following the success of the Syrian revolution and extended congratulations to the Syrian people. During his stay, he shared a video from Syria in which he criticised Egypt and several Gulf countries. Al-Qaradawi was detained after he entered Lebanon legally as a Turkish citizen because of […]
![Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi (C), son of the Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi speaks during a demonstration to denounce the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in front of the Saudi Arabian consulate, on October 5, 2018 in Istanbul. [OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images]](http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-1045930828.jpg)