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Lebanon's central bank chief is suspect in 120 million euro asset freeze case -German prosecutor

Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh is a suspect in a case the European Union's criminal justice agency said on Monday had led to the freezing of some 120 million euros ($132 million) of Lebanese assets, prosecutors in Germany said.

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Rahi Refuses Turning Lebanon into a Dictatorship

Lebanese Patriarch Bechara Rahi warned on Sunday from attempts to turn Lebanon into a “police state and dictatorship.” Rahi accused the authority of imposing selective and biased judiciary measures and of fabricating charges to postpone or annul the parliamentary elections scheduled next May. Rahi said those in charge in Lebanon…

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Mikati Welcomes Iran’s Support In Electricity Sector

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed Iran’s readiness to contribute in building two power plants in Lebanon, linking their realization with reaching a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. During his second day visit to Beirut, the Iranian Minister separately…

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Iran Ready to Supply Wheat to Lebanon, Lebanese President Cites Iranian FM

Lebanese President Michel Aoun tweeted on Friday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian assured him after their meeting in Beirut that Iran was ready to support Lebanon in all fields, "most notably in the provision of wheat". Lebanon bought the bulk of its wheat from Ukraine until Russia's invasion, and…

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Lebanon: President Says International Pressures Hamper Oil Extraction

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday said that international pressures have prevented Lebanon’s completion of gas and oil extractions. “Although we have approved the gas and oil extraction projects, international pressures prevented the completion of the work,” Aoun was quoted as saying by his media office. The President affirmed his…

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Lebanon: Brother of Central Bank Chief Kept in Custody

A Lebanese judge decided Thursday to keep the brother of the country’s embattled central bank governor in custody, a week after he was first arrested on corruption allegations, state media reported. The brothers — Governor Riad Salameh and Raja Salameh — have been charged with illegal enrichment and money laundering…

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Lebanon: Mikati Proposes Inviting Central Bank Governor to Cabinet Meeting

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati proposed on Wednesday inviting central bank governor Riad Salameh to a forthcoming Cabinet meeting, the information minister said, an apparent show of support after Salameh was charged with illicit enrichment. Salameh has denied the charge brought against him by a Lebanese judge on Monday.

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Aoun Defends Hezbollah, Says it Has No Influence on Lebanon’s Security Situation

Lebanese President Michel Aoun defended Hezbollah on Tuesday, saying the Party has no influence on Lebanon’s security situation. In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Aoun stressed that the Shiite party’s position inside Lebanon is completely different from its view abroad. “Hezbollah has no influence, in any way,…

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Sadeq Al Sabbah Awarded Lebanon's National Order of the Cedar

Lebanese producer Sadeq Al Sabbah was awarded the National Order of The Cedar on Sunday. Held at Beirut's Grand Serail, the ceremony was attended by politicians, artists, and media personalities. The honor was ordered by President Michel Aoun. He was represented at the ceremony by Prime Minister Najib Mikati who…

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Pope Francis Tells Aoun Lebanon Is at Heart of His Concerns

Pope Francis reiterated his intention to visit Beirut imminently, stressing that Lebanon was at the center of his concerns. His comments came during a meeting with President Michel Aoun at the Vatican on Monday. A statement by the Holy See Press Office said the talks were “cordial”, adding that the…

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Lebanon: Government to Start Disbursing Social Aid Next Week

The Ministry of Social Affairs will begin disbursing social assistance to 150,000 eligible families, amid rising unemployment levels and procrastination by the Lebanese authorities in addressing economic and social crises. Following a meeting with President Michel Aoun on Wednesday, Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar said that the distribution of…

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Lebanon’s President Tells US his Country is Fighting Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing

Lebanese President Michel Aoun informed Tuesday a visiting US Treasury delegation that Lebanon continues to combat corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing operations. “Lebanese laws are applied firmly and accurately in this field,” Aoun told the delegation during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Baabda. He indicated that Lebanon…

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Divisions in Lebanon over questioning of central bank chief

An investigative judge has suggested she may sue Lebanon’s police chief, accusing him of preventing a security force from bringing in for questioning the central bank governor, who is accused of corruption

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Former Leading Aounists to Wage Lebanon's Elections as Part of Opposition

A group of former leading members of Lebanese President Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) will wage the upcoming parliamentary elections in May as part of the opposition. The former Aounists will join the forces of "revolution and change" and the opposition, believing they have major chances in achieving a…

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Lebanese President Promises Accountability Regarding Central Bank Audit

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun promised the Lebanese people accountability in regard to an audit into the country's central bank, his media office said on Monday in a statement. Aoun is monitoring attempts to overcome "artificial obstacles" discouraging the auditing company from carrying its work and "promises the people that accountability…

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Lebanon’s President Sees No Reason to Delay Polls after Hariri Exit

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday he saw no reason for a delay to parliamentary elections in May after three-times former prime minister Saad al-Hariri announced he was boycotting the vote and stepping away from politics. Hariri has been Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician since inheriting the mantle of…

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Lebanon's president sees no reason to delay polls after Hariri exit

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Lebanon ready to resume talks on disputed maritime border, Aoun says

Lebanon is ready to resume negotiations over the demarcation of a southern maritime border that is disputed with Israel, President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday.

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Impact of Hariri's Stepping Back from Lebanon's Political Life Will Be Felt by Allies, Rivals Alike

Head of Lebanon's Mustaqbal movement former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Monday that he was suspending political work, upending the political scene in a country that is gripped by one of the most severe economic crises in the past 150 years. Before debating over who will fill in the…

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Lebanon to Study Kuwait Initiative, Respond by Saturday

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib announced on Monday that the authorities will study the Arab initiative delivered by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammed Al Sabah last week. The initiative is aimed at setting straight Lebanon's ties with Arab countries and achieving political and economic recovery. Bou Habib…

Reuters

Factbox-Lebanon's Hariri's turbulent career in politics

Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri said on Monday he would not run in a forthcoming parliamentary election and was suspending his role in political life, urging his political party to do the same.

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Lebanon Must Not Be Platform for Hostility, Kuwaiti FM Says

Kuwait's foreign minister said on Sunday Lebanon must not be a platform for hostile acts or words toward Gulf Arab states. Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah spoke after meeting President Michel Aoun in Beirut, during the first visit to Beirut by a senior Gulf Arab official since…

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Lebanon keen on maintaining "best relations" with Gulf states - President Aoun

Lebanon is keen to maintain "the best relations" with the Gulf Arab states, President Michel Aoun said in a tweet on Sunday.

Reuters

Kuwait minister says he presented suggestions to Lebanon on rebuilding trust

Kuwait made suggestions to Lebanese President Michel Aoun on how he might rebuild confidence with the Gulf states, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah said on Sunday in a televised press conference in Beirut.

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