The unexpected arrest of Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon’s central bank, on Tuesday sent shockwaves through the country, prompting widespread reactions from politicians, civil society,...
BEIRUT — An ex-Hezbollah fighter and former nurse who worked in al-Rassoul al-Azam Hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, is being investigated for suspected...
Optimum Invest assured that its management “is fully cooperating with Lebanese judicial authorities” and has “immediately provided all requested information and documents.”
BEIRUT — During their monthly gathering on Wednesday at the Emigrant Statue near Beirut Port, the Association of Beirut Port Explosion Victims commended Judge Jamal al-Hajjar for his "boldness" in...
Middle East Airlines (MEA), Lebanon's national carrier, announced on Wednesday revised flight schedules, to and from Beirut, for Sept. 6 to 15, 2024. The airline cited "technical reasons related to...
BEIRUT — The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil, confirmed that "what happened yesterday with the arrest of Riad Salameh is a significant development, but it is not enough and...
Financial prosecutor Ali Ibrahim filed charges Wednesday against Riad Salameh for "embezzlement and theft of public funds, forgery, and illicit enrichment" and referred him to caretaker Beirut...
BEIRUT — The Strong Lebanon Bloc, of the Lebanese Forces, issued a formal letter to caretaker Labor Minister Mustafa Bayram Wednesday urging Bayram to enforce "stricter adherence to Lebanese labor...
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will leave for a Middle East trip Wednesday, Berlin said as efforts continue towards a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war. Pressure has...
Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in Muslim-majority countries including Egypt to Pakistan. Now, both face a...
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Wednesday his government's partial suspension of arms exports to Israel over fears they could be used in a breach of humanitarian law as "a legal...
A three-year-old boy who went missing Tuesday morning after leaving his parents' home in Minyeh, northern Lebanon, was found late Tuesday night by the Internal Security Forces, who arrested three...
BEIRUT — Dar al-Fatwa announced that Mawlid al-Nabawi (the birth of Prophet Muhammad) will be observed on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, according to a statement relayed by the state-run National News...
It is a new position that has raised suspicions about the permanent presence of Israeli forces in Gaza. "Brigadier General Elad Goren takes over the reinstated Israeli civil administration in the...
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 40,861.
The string of targeted killings continues. The assassination of Fouad Shukur, Hezbollah’s highest-ranking military officer, at Israel's hands on July 30 in Beirut’s southern suburbs, underscores...
BEIRUT — The Union of Municipal Employees in Lebanon and its Federations called for a "general warning strike" in municipalities across Lebanon starting Thursday to demand "higher wages," according...
The Attorney General of Mount Lebanon, Judge Ghada Aoun, commented on Wednesday via X about the provisional detention of the former governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL) Riad Salameh, which...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will host over two dozen African leaders at a lavish dinner in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city's biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in...
Greta Thunberg and a group of activists were arrested on Wednesday after occupying a University of Copenhagen building to call for an academic boycott of Israeli universities, Danish media...
Salameh is under investigation in Lebanon and at least four European countries. The allegations against him include embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from the central bank to the detriment...
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of militias affiliated with Iran, announced that it targeted the Israeli port of Haifa (in the north) with drones early Wednesday morning. The Israeli...
Russia attacked energy facilities in six Ukrainian regions in the past 24 hours, Ukraine's energy ministry said on Wednesday via the Telegram messaging app. The ministry did not...
This article was originally published on March 29, 2024 in French in L'Orient-Le Jour. In recent days, the case of the suspicious transactions conducted by the Banque du Liban (BDL) during the...
21:01 Beirut Time Thank you for joining our live reporting of the Gaza war and its implications on the region, particularly Lebanon. We will resume our coverage starting...
The United States unsealed a raft of "terrorism" and other charges against six Hamas leaders on Tuesday related to the armed Palestinian group's Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel....
The United States said Tuesday it was time to "finalize" a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to bow to pressure....
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments in BDL former governor Riad...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 6, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Latest on the Gaza cease-fire and hostage...
In the hours following the announcement of the provisional detention of former Banque du Liban (BDL) Governor Riad Salameh, few high-profile Lebanese bankers were willing to comment, while the...
Riad Salameh has been arrested. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, the news seemed like the historical final nail in the coffin of a myth. Once considered unsinkable, the former governor of the Central...
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
