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Lebanese Businessman Flees Sudan Conflict to a Nation in Economic Crisis

As Lebanese businessman Ahmad Shams sheltered in the hotel he ran in Khartoum from the gunfire and shelling that erupted there this month, it brought back flashbacks of the civil war that had shattered Lebanon's capital in his youth. "It's the same picture – there are militias, there are international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU, Other Nations Warn Lebanese Officials on Worsening Economic Crisis

The European Union and seven other countries said in a joint statement on Thursday that Lebanon “faces one of the worst economic crises in modern history” and called for “meaningful reforms.” “This month marks one year since Lebanon reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

European investigators question Lebanon central bank chief's assistant in fraud probe

European investigators in Beirut questioned an assistant to Lebanon's central bank governor on Thursday as part of a probe into whether the governor embezzled and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds, local media and a judicial source said.

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Abdollahian Points to ‘Initiatives’ to Resume Nuclear Negotiations

Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Hossein Abdollahian announced on Wednesday that his country had heard ideas regarding negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal on Iran, expressing his gratitude for the constructive role of the Sultan of Oman and its sincere intentions in this regard. On the second day of his…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film show: 'Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous', a tale of star-crossed lovers in Beirut

Contemporary Beirut is not usually a fairytale setting, but director Wissam Charaf has created something of a modern fable in his latest film "Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous". He tells us about the Syrian refugee and Ethiopian domestic worker at the centre of his romance, and why re-writing their dehumanising experiences was…

France 24

Omani, Iranian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has held consultations with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, in Muscat, before heading to Beirut to meet with Lebanese politicians. Abdollahian arrived on Tuesday in the Sultanate on an official visit to hold regional consultations and bilateral talks, according to the Iranian Ministry…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Central Bank Chief’s Brother Skips European Fraud Probe Hearing

The brother of Lebanon's central bank governor did not attend a hearing in Beirut on Tuesday with European investigators probing whether the siblings embezzled and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds over more than a decade. Governor Riad Salameh is being investigated alongside his brother Raja in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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French prosecutors accuse Lebanon central bank chief of hiding fraud

French prosecutors have told Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him, partly based on allegedly forged bank statements used to conceal his wealth, according to French court documents seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Rulings in Khaldeh Incident Renew Debate on Lebanon’s Military Court

Judicial rulings against people from the Arab tribes of Khaldeh, south of Beirut, renewed the debate about the military court in Lebanon, which some accused of bias as it did not convict any of the supporters of Hezbollah involved in a dispute in Aug. 2021. On Wednesday, the military court…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock.

Al Jazeera

US Mission Marks 40th Anniversary of Beirut Embassy Bombing

US Ambassador to Beirut Dorothy Shea has said that Hezbollah has failed in its efforts to “break us,” adding “no one can break the resolve we all share.” The US mission on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the April 18, 1983 bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut, in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Offers Reward for Top Hezbollah Leader

The United States has offered a reward of up to $7 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil, the State Department said on Tuesday. Ibrahim Aqil, also known as Tahsin, serves on Hezbollah’s highest military body, the Jihad Council, the State Department said.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon: Divorce between Aoun, Hezbollah Is Final

A Lebanese official following the relations between former President Michel Aoun with Hezbollah said the “marriage” between them, which was held at a Maronite church in Beirut’s southern suburbs in 2006, is over. All that is left is for them to announce the official divorce, marking an end to an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon's economic crisis forces soldiers to desert or take on second jobs

Lebanon's economic meltdown has plunged most of the population into poverty. It's now also threatening the country's security. As the currency has plummeted to new lows in recent months, salaries too have fallen, as prices rise. To make ends meet, soldiers are being forced to take on second jobs, or…

France 24

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The Independent UK

Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments

Reuters

French prosecutors name bank chairman a suspect in Lebanese central bank probe

French prosecutors said they have put a Lebanese banker under formal investigation, the latest move in a cross-border probe looking into whether Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh, embezzled vast sums of public funds.

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Judiciary Summons Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor for Interrogation in Paris

The Lebanese judiciary has received a French judicial writ summoning Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to appear before French judge Aude Buresi in Paris, an informed judicial source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The source said the French questioning is separate from the investigations that Paris is running in Beirut with other…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Concerned over Life of Investigating Judge in Beirut Port Blast

UN Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite has expressed grave concern over interference in the investigation into the 2020 port explosion in Beirut, including threats against investigating Judge Tarek Bitar. “I am deeply disturbed by reports that former State officials and others who have been implicated in the case have disingenuously resorted…

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IRGC Retracts Statements Confirming Death of Leader Kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps retracted its confirmation of the killing of the military attaché, Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut 41 years ago. IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif said they still have no reliable information regarding the condition and fate of Motevaselian and his companions, who were kidnapped in northern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatari Envoy Visits Lebanon to Discuss Presidential Elections

Qatar’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi met on Monday in Beirut with Lebanese officials and a number of party leaders to discuss the means to find a solution to the presidential vacuum in the country. While information noted that the Qatari envoy carried an initiative…

Asharq Al-Awsat

IRGC Confirms Death of Commander Who Disappeared 41 Years Ago in Beirut

The fate of Iranian military attaché Ahmad Motevaselian, who disappeared in Beirut in 1982 along with three other Iranians, has been confirmed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after 41 years of mystery and conflicting accounts. During a meeting with Motevaselian’s family on Saturday, the head of the IRGC,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese-Canadian Suspect in 1980 Paris Synagogue Bombing Goes on Trial

A Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the lone suspect in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue will go on trial Monday, nearly 43 years after four people were killed and 46 wounded in the unclaimed attack. French authorities identified Hassan Diab as a suspect in 1999. They accuse him of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris Court to Debate French Seizures of Salameh Assets

AThe Paris Court of Appeal will debate on Tuesday the validity of a large number of seizures made on the real estate and banking assets in Europe of the governor of Lebanon's central bank, Riad Salameh, who is suspected of having acquired them through massive misappropriation of Lebanese public funds.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Abruptly Nixes Plan for $122M Airport ‘Terminal 2’

A contract for a new terminal at cash-strapped Lebanon's main airport was cancelled following criticism that no public bidding was held for the $122 million project, Lebanon’s caretaker transportation minister said Thursday. Lebanon’s government last week announced the plan to construct terminal at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport and said…

France 24

Small businesses in Lebanon struggle to stay afloat amid lira’s endless fall

Lebanon's ongoing economic crisis has left countless individuals and businesses to adapt to the harsh realities of the collapsing economy. FRANCE 24 met with Pierre, an officer in one of the state's security agencies, and Houssam, the owner of a trendy café in Beirut, who explain the challenges to sustaining…

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