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The Latest Breaking News from Lebanon

Middle East roundup: Five more years for Erdogan

Here’s a roundup of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Five members of Palestinian militant group killed in blast on Lebanese-Syrian border - security sources

(Corrects name of group to PFLP-General Command, which operates separately from PFLP)

Reuters

Turkish court acquits three people in retrial over Ghosn escape - lawyer

A Turkish court acquitted three people over former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape via Istanbul to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a lawyer for one of the defendants said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Saudi freed in Lebanon after kidnapping

Lebanese interior ministry says that nine people had been arrested in connection with Sunday’s kidnapping.

Al Jazeera

Riyadh asks diplomatic staff in Beirut to stay home after man kidnapped

Saudi Arabia asked its diplomatic staff in Lebanon to stay home after a Saudi national was abducted in Beirut on Sunday, Saudi media reported on Monday.

Reuters

Kitten trapped in Beirut drain pipe for three days found alive in heartwarming video

Volunteers from the charity Animals Lebanon worked for days to dislodge the young cat from the pipe and there were calls to name her 'Beirut' after the incredible rescue

Daily Mirror

Egyptian activist’s arrest sparks safety fears in Lebanon

The reasons for Abdelrahman Tarek’s brief detention were unclear, with activists concerned over handling of dissidents.

Al Jazeera

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UAE releases Lebanese detainees after death in custody raised allegations of mistreatment

A group of Lebanese citizens detained in the United Arab Emirates have been released, according to Lebanon’s foreign ministry

The Independent UK

Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees in USD

The United Nations has announced that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian refugees in crisis-wracked Lebanon in dollars, after pushback from Lebanese officials

The Independent UK

UN delays dual-currency cash help to refugees in crisis-hit Lebanon

The United Nations has delayed a decision to give Syrian refugees in Lebanon cash help partly in U.S. dollars after objections from senior Lebanese officials that this could exacerbate tensions with hard-pressed locals.

Reuters

Iconic museum in Beirut reopens three years after damages from port blast

Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut's port - set off by tons of improperly stored chemicals - reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes.

France 24

From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast

Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in the nearby Beirut port reduced many of its treasured paintings and collections to ashes

The Independent UK

World Bank approves $300 million financing to help poor people in Lebanon

The World Bank has approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon's poor, giving cash to families struggling in the country’s historic economic meltdown

The Independent UK

Lebanon's central bank governor set to end his tenure a wanted man

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 by long-running corruption probes.

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The Independent UK

Hezbollah chief calls on Lebanon's central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles

The chief of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group is calling on the country's central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles

Irish Mirror

Tragic Irish soldier Sean Rooney honoured at United Nations ceremony

Private Rooney, 23, was shot in the head as he drove an armoured jeep away from a crowd of attackers in southern Lebanon in December.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon’s Druze leader Jumblatt resigns as political party chief

After stepping down at 73, Walid Jumblatt calls for elections to choose the Progressive Socialist Party’s next leader.

Reuters

Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon, military says

Israel shot down a drone that had crossed over from Lebanon on Thursday, its military said in a statement.

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Lebanon imposes travel ban on central bank chief, blocking French arrest warrant

A Lebanese judge has banned central bank governor Riad Salameh from travelling, following an Interpol Red Notice filed by France requesting his extradition so he can be questionedas part of an investigation into his allegedly illicit accumulation of wealth.

The Independent UK

Judiciary confiscates passports of Lebanon's central bank chief after French arrest warrant

Lebanese judicial officials say a udge has questioned the country’s embattled central bank governor and confiscated his Lebanese and French passports following an arrest warrant from France over corruption charges

Reuters

Lebanon central bank chief faces travel ban after Interpol red notice

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 over embezzlement and money-laundering charges.

Reuters

Explainer-The probes into Lebanese central bank chief Salameh

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 abroad but denies any wrongdoing.

Reuters

Germany issues arrest warrant for Lebanon's central bank chief - sources

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 told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges

Judicial officials say the office of the Lebanese public prosecutor has summoned the country’s embattled central bank governor for questioning

Al Jazeera

Lebanese feminists protest after woman harassed over swimsuit

Incident renews debate about modesty and women in public spaces under the hashtag #Sidon.

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