The employees of Lebanon’s central bank have begun a three-day strike in response to an effort to arrest the bank’s governor by a prosecution judge. Judge Ghada Aoun, who on Tuesday authorized
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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
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On 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
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Raja 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
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“The financial criminal audit of the Lebanese central bank, the Banque du Liban, should obtain practical outcomes while keeping clear of personal interests,” said Lebanese President Michel Aoun. Lebanon’s citizens have the
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An investigative judge sued Lebanon’s police chief on Wednesday, accusing him of obstructing security officers from bringing in the central bank governor for questioning on corruption charges. Judge Ghada Aoun took the
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Judge Ghada Aoun, Lebanon’s state prosecutor, extended indefinitely a subpoena issued earlier this month for Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh following his failure to attend at a hearing. Salameh has been
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A Lebanese court issued a travel restriction on Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh on Tuesday, as the once-vaunted custodian of the country’s economy faces inquiries for financial misconduct at home and
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Only days after Luxembourg announced it had begun a “criminal investigation” into his financial dealings, an audit commissioned by the president of Lebanon’s central bank has cleared him of any wrongdoing. Riad
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Lebanon’s interim Minister of Social Affairs announced the launch of cash cards for over 500,000 families on Thursday, a strategic step to add and curb a $6 billion subsidy program that has
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