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Lebanon Gets German Query on Cenbank Governor Finances

Lebanon has received a letter from Germany asking for information relating to the finances of Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Lebanese Justice Minister Henry Khoury confirmed to Reuters that he had received two German letters and had handed them to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Army Busts Drug Factory in Eastern Lebanon

The Lebanese army announced on Monday that it has busted a drugs and captagon factory in eastern Lebanon. Suspects involved in smuggling drugs to Syria were also arrested as part of an intense campaign that was launched last week to crack down on the drug trade. The Lebanese government had…

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Lebanon Banks Association Rejects Draft Govt Financial Plan

Lebanon's banking association on Monday rejected a draft government plan for tackling the country's financial crisis that proposes a haircut and partial bank bail-in on savers, saying it would cause a long loss of confidence in the financial sector. A draft of the plan to plug a huge hole in…

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US Says ‘No Wiggle Room’ on Lebanon Holding May Elections

Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary polls must be held on time, US Ambassador Dorothy Shea told Reuters, amid widespread concern that powerful parties may seek to postpone the May vote that could see them lose some power in the legislature. "The international community is unanimous that the elections must be held on…

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U.S. says 'no wiggle room' on Lebanon holding May elections

Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary polls must be held on time, U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea told Reuters, amid widespread concern that powerful parties may seek to postpone the May vote that could see them lose some power in the legislature.

Reuters

Lebanon’s Rai Call for Prosecuting the Corrupt

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai said it was unacceptable to undermine the independence of the judiciary, calling for “the trial of all the corrupt who squandered public money,” instead of holding one party “accountable for the practices that took place over the past 30 years.” Speaking during the Sunday Mass…

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Lebanon Returns 337 Artifacts of Different Eras to Iraq

Lebanon’s Ministry of Culture handed over to Iraq on Sunday 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a Lebanese museum for years. The items, which included clay tablets, were returned by Minister of Culture Mohammed Murtada to Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon during a ceremony held at the National…

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Lebanon returns 337 artifacts of different eras to Iraq

Lebanon’s Ministry of Culture has handed over to Iraq 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a Lebanese museum for years

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Gulf Countries Confronted by Complex Yemeni Scene that Is Run by Iran

The Iran-backed Houthi militias' widening of their attacks to include the United Arab Emirates reflects the losses they are incurring in their battles in Yemen, said Gulf strategic analysts. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, they said it was Iran who ordered the Houthis to carry out the attacks against the…

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UNSC Calls on Lebanon to Investigate Attacks on UNIFIL

The UN Security Council, in a statement issued on Friday, called on the Lebanese authorities to investigate the attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and to bring those involved to justice. The members of the Security Council “deplored the incidents that took place on 22 December…

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The Syrian chef who fled to Wales and tried to open a restaurant at the start of a global pandemic - when she did there were 200 people queuing to get in

'We came a long way from a war-torn and destroyed country and miserable life state to a life full of hope and dreams'

Wales Online

Spaniard Appointed as New Head of UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon

Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major General Stefano Del Col announced that his successor Major General Lázaro Sáenz will take up his duties at the end of February. During a meeting with Lebanon’s Defense Minister Maurice Salim, he stressed the…

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Security Council Calls on Lebanon to Implement Reforms

The UN Security Council on Friday called on Lebanese officials to implement much needed reforms and hold free and fair elections. In a statement, Council members “reiterated with urgency the need to implement previously outlined, tangible reforms which are necessary to help the Lebanese population.” An economic meltdown has sank…

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Luxembourg Asks Lebanon for Information on Salameh's Finances –Source

Lebanon received a letter from Luxembourg authorities asking for information relating to Lebanon Central Bank Chief Riad Salameh's bank accounts and assets, a senior Lebanese judicial source confirmed to Reuters. The source did not elaborate. A spokesperson for Luxembourg's judiciary confirmed to Reuters in November it had opened "a criminal…

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Reuters

Luxembourg asks Lebanon for information on central bank chief's finances -Lebanese source

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Egypt Sends Urgent Aid to Lebanon

Egypt announced sending urgent medical and humanitarian aid to Lebanon on Thursday to help it overcome the economic and humanitarian crisis. Minister of Social Solidarity and Deputy Chairperson of Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC) Nivine El-Kabbag directed the ERC and civil society organizations, namely Misr El Khair Foundation, Resala Association, Food…

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Lebanon Cen Bank Governor to Asharq Al-Awsat: My Conscience Is Clear, Campaign Against Me Is Political

The daily protests that surround Lebanon's Central Bank in the heart of the capital Beirut have not impacted the operations at the building.

Asharq Al-Awsat

IMF Will Only Support a 'Comprehensive Program' for Lebanon, Says Georgieva

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday the fund would only support a "comprehensive program" for Lebanon that would tackle all the country's ills, including corruption. "Our team is working very closely with their Lebanese counterparts," Georgieva told reporters.

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The Independent UK

As economy collapses, some young Lebanese turn to militancy

Dozens of young men from Lebanon's impoverished north have disappeared in recent months, often re-emerging with the Islamic State group in Iraq

Al Jazeera

Dozens escape security crackdown, poverty in Lebanon to join ISIL

Security sources say at least 48 young men have disappeared from Tripoli and are suspected of joining ISIL in Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon: The assassination of activist Lokman Slim, one year on

Lebanese activist and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim was found dead in his car last year; his family await accountability.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon: US dollar savers fear they’ll foot crisis bill

Lebanese with savings trapped in US dollar accounts fear banks will be bailed out at their expense.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Group Slams Lebanon for 'Flawed' Murder Probes

Human Rights Watch accused Lebanon on Thursday of "flawed" assassination probes and urged donors to review millions of dollars in aid to security forces in a country where crimes often go unpunished. "The unsolved murders and shoddy homicide investigations are a reminder of the dangerous weakness of Lebanon's rule of…

Reuters

Investigations into politically sensitive murders in Lebanon flawed-HRW

Flawed investigations and procedural violations in four politically sensitive murders highlight how donor funding and training for Lebanon's security forces and judiciary have failed to secure the rule of law, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Paper Dodges Hezbollah Role, Resolutions 1559, 1701

The proposals exchanged by Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah, reveal Beirut’s disregard for the role played by Hezbollah and the items linked to the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701. Kuwait’s proposal includes 12-confidence building measures to…

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