At the heart of the deal is Mark Merhi, a 50-year-old failed property developer who fled to Dubai with corporate debts of $80 million and was a suspect in a firebombing investigation in the mid-2000s.

Hassan Merhi (L) and Hussein Oneissi (R) were accused of helping to shield the perpetrators from justice A UN-backed court has convicted on appeal another two Hezbollah members of involvement in ...