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Four depositors file suit against BDL officials, banks
BEIRUT — Four depositors from the group Cry of the Depositors filed a complaint Monday against all former and current members of Banque Du Liban’s Central Council since its head, Riad Salameh, was...
21 March 2022
Four gas stations in South Lebanon fined on eve of nationwide strike
BEIRUT — Four gas stations were fined on Monday in Ghazieh, Sainik and Anqoun in South Lebanon, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the South reported. Here’s what we know: •...
21 March 2022
IMF met with cabinet last week to discuss capital control law
BEIRUT — The Lebanese cabinet last week discussed capital control and banking secrecy laws with the International Monetary Fund, according to a statement released today. The parliamentary Finance...
21 March 2022
Vatican describes 'cordial' 30-minute meeting between Aoun and Pope Francis
BEIRUT — The Vatican said in a statement Monday after receiving President Michel Aoun that it “wishes that international donations, the upcoming parliamentary elections and [the implementation of ]...
21 March 2022
Turkish foodstuffs donation arrives for security forces
BEIRUT — The Turkish ship Dada Star arrived at the Tripoli port on Monday loaded with 500 tons of foodstuffs. This is the first batch of donations from Turkey, with a second shipment expected to...
Kim Makhlouf, 21 March 2022
Judge Ghada Aoun charges Riad Salameh with illicit enrichment
BEIRUT — A Lebanese judge charged central bank governor Riad Salameh with illicit enrichment on Monday, adding to the number of graft investigations he already faces. Judge Ghada Aoun told Reuters...
Timour Azhari and Laila Bassam, 21 March 2022
Confessional seat distributions, political balance of power, what’s at stake in the May 15 elections: Everything you need to know about Lebanon’s 15 electoral districts
BEIRUT I The four predominantly Christian neighborhoods of East Beirut (Achrafieh, Rmeil, Saifi, Medawar) make up this important constituency, which witnessed in the 2018 legislative elections...
Élie FAYAD, 21 March 2022
Central bank’s intervention in currency markets succeeds in curbing inflation numbers for February
BEIRUT — In February, Lebanon’s consumer price index recorded its first monthly drop since October 2019, retreating 3.13 percent. Here’s what we know: • For the 20th successive...
Kabalan FARAH, 21 March 2022
Judge Ghada Aoun orders seizure of Raja Salameh’s real estate assets
BEIRUT — Judge Ghada Aoun, the top prosecutor in Mount Lebanon, on Monday ordered the seizure of real estate assets belonging to Raja Salameh, the brother of Banque du Liban Gov. Riad Salameh, who...
21 March 2022
BDL governor again fails to appear for questioning
BEIRUT — Central bank chief Riad Salameh failed to appear before Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun for a hearing scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, a judicial source has confirmed to...
21 March 2022
On the trials of motherhood
We are raised early on to believe that motherhood is natural. In Lebanon and in our patriarchal Arab world, we are imbued with the idea that it is our inevitable role, it is our duty as women. For...
Dalal MAWAD, 21 March 2022
PM Najib Mikati says Lebanon in “testing phase” of restoring relations with Gulf
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in an interview published Monday by Saudi-owned Asharq Alawsat newspaper that Lebanon was in a “testing phase of intentions” to restore diplomatic ties...
21 March 2022
Banks strike, fuel supply at risk, diplomats weigh action: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Banks will be closed today and tomorrow in what the industry’s association has called a “warning strike” in response to increasing legal pressure on the bankrupt financial sector. The strike...
