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A kidnapped Saudi citizen was rescued by the Lebanese intelligence in an operation against criminals, several of whom have been arrested, the country's Army chief announced on Tuesday, without...
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Saudi media reported that Riyadh has asked its diplomatic staff in Lebanon to stay home after the kidnapping of a Saudi citizen in Beirut on Sunday. The Saudi state news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported...
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The US is working on building a new regional hub for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Lebanon, within a huge embassy complex with an area of 93,000 square meters on a 27-hectares...
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A former Israeli general said Sunday the Israeli army is afraid of the future actions of Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, explaining that Israel has not built...
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UN aid agencies in Lebanon on Saturday announced a temporary suspension of its cash assistance program to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, reports Anadolu Agency. The move came amid disagreements...
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Around 14 million Syrians face significant obstacles preventing their return to their homes in Syria due to the regime's seizure of land and property over the past decade, a...
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Article
Once celebrated as a financial wizard, Lebanese Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, is spending his final weeks in office a wanted man, faced with French and German arrest warrants that have been prompted...
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Lebanon will work over the next year to address deficiencies in policing corruption identified by a financial crime watchdog, the country's Financial Intelligence Unit said on Friday, Reuters reports. The Special...
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said yesterday that some countries, which it did not name, have informed it they will be significantly reducing the...
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Israel shot down a drone that had crossed over from Lebanon on Thursday, its military said in a statement, Reuters reports. "A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defence Forces)...
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The Lebanese Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, on Thursday announced his resignation from the leadership of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) after chairing it around half a century, Anadolu News...
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Article
May 24, 2023
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Gilbert Achkar
The Turkish election scene is truly disgusting, a scene in which the Syrian refugees have become a scapegoat and the subject of fierce bidding by various parties. Recent days...
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Lebanon's Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, attended a judicial hearing in Beirut on Wednesday where his Lebanese and French passports were confiscated following an Interpol Red Notice against him...
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Authorities in the United States have sentenced to 12 years in prison a man linked to the Iran-backed militant group, Hezbollah, who had reportedly photographed American landmarks for potential...
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Bahrain's Parliament has voted to abolish a law that exempts rapists from punishment if they marry their victims, joining other countries in the region in reforming such legislation. Under...
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Lebanon is likely to be placed on a "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny over unsatisfactory practices to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing, three sources familiar with...
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Lebanon has been verbally informed of a German arrest warrant against Lebanese Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, who is being investigated for money laundering and embezzlement in his home country and...
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Germany has informed Lebanon it has issued an arrest warrant for Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, on corruption charges, including forgery, money laundering and embezzlement, a senior judicial source...
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We no longer expect to see or hear anything from the moribund organisation that doesn't lift a finger to help the people it is supposed to represent, despite the...
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Israel accused the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Monday of turning commercial ships into platforms for launching missiles, drones and commandos, saying the objective was to spread Tehran's clandestine naval...
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France's judiciary has summoned the brother of, and an assistant to, Lebanon's Central Bank Governor, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Monday, as it continues its...
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Bahrain's foreign ministry will resume diplomatic representation with Lebanon by exchanging ambassadors, the state news agency said on Saturday, Reuters reports. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf countries...
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Interviews
May 21, 2023
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Palestinian-Brazilian Lubna Lulu Abura wanted a healthy snack for her kids and thought a modern twist on a traditional staple would be perfect
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The last rocky house with a mud roof in the village of Khenchara is about 250 years old.
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Lebanon has received an Interpol notice issued for its Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, the country's caretaker Interior Minister, Bassam Mawlawi, told Reuters on Friday, saying he would implement...
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Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, Saadeh Al-Shami, called on Thursday for Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, to resign following France's issuing of an arrest warrant against him as part of a fraud...
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A young earthquake survivor from Turkiye shared his first-hand experience of two devastating earthquakes on 6 February with the international community in his address to the UN General Assembly,...
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Lebanon has secured deals for more fuel supplies from Iraq, the two countries said on Tuesday, as Beirut battles to produce more power to help it emerge from years of...
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Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to steal the spotlight at Friday's Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia, where he will rub shoulders...
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French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon's Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, after he failed to appear at a court hearing amid a series of legal...
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Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon has renewed his call for the country to speed up its presidential elections, amid an ongoing gridlock in the process. According to the Saudi...