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Former head of Lebanese central bank in court on embezzlement charges

Protesters who lost savings in financial crisis demonstrated outside court as Riad Salameh pleaded not guilty

The Guardian - UK

Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges

A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from state coffers

The Independent UK

Lebanon Judge Orders Arrest Of Ex-central Bank Chief: Official

A Lebanese judge Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said, after the detained former official was questioned in an embezzlement case.

International Business Times

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Israeli Military Targets Ambulance Team In Lebanon, Killing Three

Recent events in the Middle East include Israeli strikes, an American woman's death, and a successful polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.

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Middle East crisis: Senior Gaza rescue service official killed in Israeli airstrike; three Israelis killed near Jordan border crossing – as it happened

Deputy director of Gaza Civil Emergency Service and four family members killed in Jabalia, say Gaza health officials; three Israeli civilians killed in shooting near Jordan border crossing, says IDF

The Guardian - AU

Hezbollah fires rockets, Israel strikes after attack kills Lebanese emergency workers

Hezbollah announced retaliatory rocket fire targeting a town in northern Israel early Sunday in response to an Israeli attack that killed three civil defence personnel in the country's south. The Iran-backed Lebanese movement has exchanged near-daily fire with Israeli forces in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's…

France 24

Has Hezbollah re-established deterrence with Israel?

Will Israel’s Netanyahu try to inflame the border with Lebanon or has Hezbollah made it clear what that would cost him?

Al Jazeera

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‘Reservoir of the resistance’: the Lebanese valley reviving its role in Hezbollah-Israel conflict

Known for its wineries and Roman temples, and as the home of Hezbollah, the Beqaa has become a theatre of war again

The Guardian - UK

Lebanon Charges Former Central Bank Governor With Embezzlement

Lebanon charges ex-central bank governor with embezzlement amid international scrutiny and financial crisis.

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Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe

Three judicial officials have told the Associated Press that Lebanon has charged its embattled former central bank governor with the embezzlement of $42 million

The Independent UK

European Aid To Lebanon Linked To Human Rights Violations

European aid to Lebanon for sea migration control faces scrutiny over human rights violations against Syrian refugees. Complex challenges in managing migra...

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Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees' human rights and EU funds paid for it

A global watchdog report says European Union aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights

The Independent UK

Lebanon's ex-central bank chief arrested over alleged financial crimes

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been arrested in Beirut. Once lauded for reviving the country's economy after the civil war, Salameh's later years in office were marred by allegations of financial crimes including embezzlement and money laundering. Plus, the trial against Martin Winterkorn, the former CEO of…

France 24

From Acclaim To Blame: Lebanon Bank Chief Riad Salameh

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 authorities.

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The Independent UK

Young Palestinian journalist who reported on Gaza's destruction now continues education in Lebanon

A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar in Lebanon

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Lebanon's Former Central Bank Governor Detained Amid Corruption Allegations

Lebanon's former central bank governor detained amid corruption allegations and international investigations, facing scrutiny for policies contributing to ...

The Independent UK

Lebanon's former central bank governor detained in corruption probe

Officials say Lebanon’s controversial former central bank governor has been detained after being questioned in several corruption cases

The Independent UK

Some Lebanese who fear war is coming have an unusual backup plan: Moving to Syria

Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli airstrike demolished an apartment building in a busy neighborhood where Hezbollah has its main operations and base of support

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Israeli Students Displaced By Conflict Face Uncertain Academic Year

Israeli and Lebanese students affected by conflict between Israel and Hezbollah face displacement and uncertainty.

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An Ode to Her Lebanese Roots, Danya Ahmed's Hand-Sculpted Planters Unite Poetry and Brutalism

After relocating from Ohio to Lebanon in search of a "softer, natural existence", the artist found in cement plant vases an opportunity to connect with the environment around her

The Guardian - UK

‘Not a soul is left in my village’: the displaced Lebanese caught in crossfire on Israel border

More than 110,000 people have fled their homes to escape the fighting since last October. Resources are scarce, and if full-scale war breaks out, the figure could top 1 million

The Independent UK

UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces

The U_N_ Security Council has demanded a halt to the growing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.”

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli forces kill 9 Palestinians in occupied West Bank, officials say

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians in two raids in the occupied West Bank, as the military appeared to launch operations in several cities at once

Evening Standard

Foreign office do not travel list: which countries has the government warned travellers against going to?

Your insurance will be invalid if you decide to ignore warnings and travel anyway

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Gaza hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi rescued in ‘complex operation’, says IDF – as it happened

Bedouin Israeli hostage recovered in ‘complex rescue operation’, IDF says, and is in ‘normal’ medical condition

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