The EU justice agency announced on Monday that France, Germany, and Luxembourg had seized and frozen assets worth $130 million in connection with money laundering in Lebanon. The seizures are linked to
MoreSaudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has expressed satisfaction with the “positive points” contained in a statement by Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati, indicating that Beirut’s tensions with Gulf Arab states are easing. Lebanon’s
MoreVoicing the Levant country as “the key to the stability in the Middle East,” Italian President Sergio Mattarella urged international support for Lebanon. According to a source in the Italian presidency, Mattarella,
MoreOn Monday, Mount Lebanon District Court Investigative Judge Ghada Aoun announced that she had indicted Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh and his brother Raja Salameh, who was arrested last week. Following
MoreLebanese President Michel Aoun is scheduled to visit the Vatican next week and meet with Pope Francis. Aoun’s visit, scheduled for March 21, follows a visit to Lebanon by a papal delegation
MoreRaja Salameh, the brother of Lebanon’s central bank governor, was arrested on Thursday following interrogation at a courthouse east of Beirut, ratcheting up the pressure on Riad Salameh, who is currently facing
MoreLebanon is preparing for parliamentary elections on May 15 following this week’s deadline for candidate registration. The elections will be the country’s first since it was rocked by popular protests in 2019
MorePrime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon announced on Monday that he would not run for re-election in the May 15 parliamentary elections. “I believe that change is inevitable and that the upcoming
MoreLebanon announced that Russia has made an offer to build an oil refinery in the Arab country. “We received a general offer from a private Russian company, and it may crystallize over
MoreA group from the US Treasury Department held talks in Beirut with Lebanon’s government officials on Tuesday about their cooperation in combating money laundering and corruption, as well as the banking sector
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