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US considering sanctions against Lebanon officials: Top diplomat
The top two US House Foreign Affairs Committee lawmakers slammed Lebanon’s central bank governor, Riad Salameh, as well as those responsible for the catastrophic Beirut Port blast in 2020. Middle East -
Lebanon judge questions Riad Salameh over Munich arrest warrant
A Lebanese judge questioned central bank chief Riad Salameh on Wednesday after Beirut received a second Interpol Red Notice targeting him, this time ... Middle East -
Lebanon imposes travel ban on Central Bank governor Riad Salameh
A Lebanese judge has banned the country’s central bank chief Riad Salameh from traveling, days after Beirut received an Interpol red notice following ... Middle East -
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 ... Middle East -
France summons brother, assistant of Lebanon Central Bank boss in fraud probe
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 ... Middle East -
Lebanon prosecutor summons Riad Salameh after Interpol warrant for corruption
Lebanon’s public prosecutor Monday summoned the country’s embattled central bank governor for questioning following an international arrest warrant ... Middle East -
Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for central bank chief Riad Salameh
Lebanon has received an Interpol notice issued for its central bank governor Riad Salameh, the country’s caretaker interior minister Bassam Mawlawi ... Middle East -
Central bank governor should resign after France issued warrant: Lebanon’s deputy CM
Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Saadeh al-Shami called on Thursday for central bank governor Riad Salameh to resign following France’s issuing of an ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Riad Salameh says he will step down if any court ruling issued against him
Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh said he will step down if any court ruling is issued against him.He told Al-Hadath TV he is cooperating ... Middle East -
Lebanon judge rejects defenses from central bank chief lawyers
A Lebanese judge overseeing a local case against central bank chief Riad Salameh has rejected the defenses presented by Salameh’s lawyers, a senior ... Middle East -
Lebanon Central Bank governor says he will appeal against French arrest warrant
French prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, ... Middle East -
Lebanon central bank chief’s brother questioned at European fraud probe hearing
The brother of Lebanon’s central bank governor appeared on Thursday at a hearing in Beirut with European investigators probing whether the siblings ... Middle East -
Travel ban on Lebanon’s Central Bank governor lifted
A travel ban on Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh was lifted on Thursday, public prosecutor Ghada Aoun told Reuters, in a move aimed at ... Middle East -
European investigators to return to Lebanon in central bank governor fraud case
European investigators will return to Beirut in April to question two key people who have been charged in Lebanon in a case involving alleged fraud by ... Middle East -
European team ends questioning Lebanon’s Riad Salameh, to return in April
The European legal team on Friday wrapped up two days of questioning of Lebanon’s Central Bank chief in Beirut in a money-laundering probe linked to ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s embattled cenbank chief attends corruption hearing
Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh was questioned in Beirut on Thursday in a hearing attended by European officials visiting the country as ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Salameh does not attend hearing, session postponed: Sources
Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor Riad Salameh did not attend a corruption probe hearing on Wednesday held by a local judge alongside European ... Middle East -
European investigators allowed to attend Lebanon’s Salameh hearing: Sources
European investigators returning to Beirut will be permitted to attend a Lebanese judge’s questioning of central bank governor Riad Salameh, two ... World News -
Lebanon central bank chief hearing in graft probe set for March 15
A Lebanese investigative judge has scheduled a March 15 hearing for Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh as part of a cross-border corruption ... Middle East -
Lebanese judge charges longtime central bank governor with money laundering: Source
Longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and one of his assistants have been charged with money laundering, embezzlement and ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s finance minister says difficult to replace cenbank head Riad Salameh
Lebanese Finance Minister Youssef Khalil said replacing central bank governor Riad Salameh, who has held the job for three decades, would be difficult ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s embattled Central Bank chief says he will not seek new term
Lebanon’s veteran central bank chief Riad Salameh said he would not seek a new term in office once his latest six-year stint at the head of the Banque ... Middle East -
Europeans to quiz Lebanon central bank chief: Official
European investigators will question Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad Salameh next month as part of a probe into his and his brother’s affairs, a ... Middle East -
Lebanon Central Bank sets new rate for withdrawals from dollar deposits
Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday it had set a new rate of 15,000 Lebanese pounds to the US dollar for withdrawals from bank deposits ... Economy -
European prosecutors in Beirut view bank data in c.bank governor probe: Sources
European prosecutors in Beirut this week examined bank transfer documents related to an investigation into whether Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad ... Middle East -
European officials to begin Lebanon graft questioning next week: Minister
European investigators will arrive in Lebanon on January 16 as part of a cross-border probe into alleged fraud by the Mediterranean country’s central ... Middle East -
French prosecutors name Ukrainian suspect in Lebanese central bank probe
French prosecutors said on Monday they have put a Ukrainian woman linked to the governor of Lebanon’s central bank under formal investigation as part ... Middle East -
Investigative judge, police raid Lebanon’s central bank
A Lebanese investigative judge with security personnel raided the central bank on Tuesday in a divisive investigation against the country’s embattled ... Middle East -
Lebanon cenbank governor, brother sue state over ‘mistakes’ in embezzlement probe
Lebanon’s central bank governor and his brother are suing the state over what they say were “grave mistakes” made by a public prosecutor in his ... Middle East -
Lebanon central bank governor’s brother released on $3.7 mln bail
Raja Salameh, the brother of Lebanon’s central bank governor, has been released on a record bail of 100 billion Lebanese pounds, or around $3.7 ... Middle East