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Salameh led Lebanese central bank for three decades Salameh has consistently denied wrongdoing Was in office as financial system collapsed in 2019 US, Britain, Canada issued sanctions against him ...
BEIRUT, Jan 17 (Reuters) - European investigators are in Beirut quizzing witnesses as they probe suspected money laundering and embezzlement by Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh ...
The action comes days after a U.S.-led coalition accused Riad Salameh of decades of corruption to enrich himself at the expense of his country. By Liz Alderman Lebanese authorities on Monday froze ...
BEIRUT, April 8 (Reuters) - A Lebanese judge published a new court decision in the charges against former central bank chief Riad Salameh for embezzlement of public funds, according to a copy of ...
Former bank chief to remain in detention pending probe Probe latest in slew of corruption allegations against Salameh Charges include embezzlement, forgery Rare case of senior Lebanese official ...
The Lebanese judiciary's decision to press charges against former central bank chief Riad Salameh, after a hearing related to the alleged embezzlement of millions of dollars of public funds ...
Riad Salameh, once seen as an international financial wizard, is the subject of multiple inquiries and has attracted blame for the country’s economic crisis. By Vivian Yee and Hwaida Saad Hwaida ...
Professor of Near Eastern Studies Franck Salameh has been named editor in chief of The Journal of the Middle East and Africa, the flagship publication of the Association of the Study of the Middle ...
BEIRUT, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Former Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh, who was arrested on Tuesday over alleged financial crimes, will remain in detention at least until a hearing is ...
BEIRUT, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Lebanon's justice ministry formally accused former central bank governor Riad Salameh of financial crimes on Thursday, the state news agency and judicial sources said ...
Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade Commander Rafa’a Salameh was killed during a targeted strike by IDF fighter jets on Saturday in the al-Muwasi humanitarian area in southern Gaza, the IDF and Shin Bet ...
A Lebanese judge ruled Monday that the country's former central bank chief Riad Salameh will remain in jail while facing charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from state offices.