News About Lebanon
Lebanon in April 2023 April 3, 2023 The Court of Appeal in Paris is Considering the Validity of the Property Seizure of Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh (AFP). The Paris Investigation Chamber is discussing the requests submitted by Salameh to recover more than ten properties and funds that were frozen in France, including …
Lebanon in March 2023 1 March 2023 Lebanon Top Prosecutor Tells Judge Investigating Banks to Pause Probe (Al Arabiya English). Lebanon’s top prosecutor on Tuesday told a judge investigating the financial transactions of commercial banks to temporarily halt her work, a week after the country’s caretaker prime minister also moved to block her investigations. Lebanese …
Lebanon in February 2023 2 February 2023 After 25 years, Lebanon Changes its Official Currency Exchange Rate (Al Nahar). The Central Bank announced on Wednesday that the new official exchange rate for the pound is 15,000 to the dollar. This constitutes a 90 percent devaluation from the previous official rate of 1,507.50 pounds per …
Lebanon in January 2023 06 January 2023 Hizballah Claims Mossad Is Recruiting Spies Through Sexual Exploitation (Beirut Observer). Hizballah security forces arrested Mohsen S, a worker in installing solar panels in Naqoura under allegations of having been a Mossad spy. According to the Hizballah media, the subject confessed to having been compromised while on a …
Lebanon in December 2022 10 December 2022 Mikati: We will work to activate cooperation between Lebanon and its Arab brothers, and between Lebanon and China (Beirut Observer). Mikati: “Our Arab world, which possesses many human and natural qualifications, is at the center of the world’s interest, specifically the People’s Republic of China, with which …
