The former governor of Banque du Liban (BDL), Riad Salameh, has been placed in provisional detention for further investigation following a hearing with the acting prosecutor general at the Court of...
No one saw this coming. On Tuesday, Riad Salameh, the former governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL), was arrested, likely in connection with the so-called Optimum case, which involves alleged...
On Tuesday afternoon, the news of the arrest and provisional detention of former Bannque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh sent shockwaves through the country’s political and judicial circles....
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP, Ibrahim Kanaan, requested on Monday that the Court of Cassation initiate a judicial inquiry to identify and sanction those responsible for the accusations against...
While some political and activist circles are pleased with the provisional detention of former Banque du Liban (BDL) chief Riad Salameh, William Bourdon, founder of the Sherpa association and...
BEIRUT — The head of the Higher Relief Committee, Mohammad Kheir, supervised on Tuesday the "handing over of checks to citizens in exchange for housing units affected by the Israeli airstrike...
Once lauded for reviving Lebanon's economy, former central bank chief Riad Salameh, wanted abroad and reviled at home after years of financial meltdown, was arrested on Tuesday by Lebanese...
State Security patrols in North Lebanon on Tuesday expelled displaced Syrians occupying homes in the village of Karmasda (Zgharta) whose papers were not in order, according to a statement published...
According to information obtained by L'Orient-Le Jour from a source close to the Cassation prosecutor's office, Riad Salameh, former governor of the Central Bank, has been placed under arrest....
The Israeli Air Force is drafting a recommendation to boost domestic production of bombs, missiles, and other munitions to reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers, particularly the United States,...
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil is gearing up for a showdown in October. After the departure — voluntary or otherwise — of four MPs from his parliamentary bloc (Elias Bou Saab,...
Just hours after Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea’s speech, LF MPs visited Dar al-Fatwa for talks with the country’s Grand Mufti Abdel-Latif Derian.They took this opportunity to reaffirm their...
Turkey arrested a Kosovan national accused of managing the financial network of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency in the country, the Turkish intelligence organization said on Tuesday....
This is the first time in the nearly eleven months of the war waged by Israel in Gaza that the Histadrut, the main trade union confederation of Israeli workers, declared a general strike across the...
A fire that erupted in fields near Bebnine and Abdeh in the Akkar region, close to the maritime freeway, was swiftly contained by local firefighters, our North Lebanon correspondent Michel Hallak...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday condemned Britian's decision to suspend some arms exports to Israel, calling it "shameful" and asserting that it will not alter Israel's resolve to...
The Lebanese Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will continue its cholera vaccination campaign for the third consecutive week, following a resurgence of cases in Syria and concerns about...
Lebanon's caretaker Interior Minister, Bassam Mawlawi, criticized the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), accusing the agency of obstructing the departure of Syrian refugees from...
Fuel prices for petrol, diesel, and heating oil fell again on Tuesday, while domestic gas prices saw a marginal increase, according to the latest tariff schedule released by the Energy and Water...
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he was close to presenting a final proposal for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and said he did not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
21:19 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us for today's live coverage of the Gaza war. Make sure to tune in again tomorrow for all the latest updates. 20:58 Beirut Time...
The spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, announced on Monday that the group has issued new instructions to guards on how to handle hostages if Israeli forces approach...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• If mass protests continue in Israel as the...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
