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Najib
Mar 10, 2025 02:28
Many Lebanese celebrated Riad Salameh's arrest six months ago, but with the expiration of his pre-trial detention period approaching, he is expected to be released due to significant flaws in the case. Salameh was initially arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement in connection with $8 billion in transactions conducted between the Lebanese Central Bank and a Lebanese financial firm, Optimum, in 2015-2016. However, the investigation has focused solely on $42 million that Salameh…
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Najib
Mar 08, 2025 02:50
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he has nominated Michel Issa to be the US Ambassador to Lebanon. Michel Issa is a Lebanese-American businessman born in Bsous, Aley, who spent his early years in Beirut before relocating to France and later the US. Issa is also said to be Trump's golfing partner. Here's what Trump said about Issa: “I am proud to appoint Michel Issa as our United States Ambassador to Lebanon. Michel…
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Najib
Mar 08, 2025 03:19
The Lebanese passport ranking has significantly improved since 2024, climbing from the 95th spot to the 89th, almost matching its highest ranking in the past 15 years, which was 88th in 2013 and 2014. The Henley Passport Index ranks passports around the world and is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association – the largest and most accurate travel information database – and enhanced by Henley & Partners’ research team. The Lebanese…
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Najib
Mar 08, 2025 01:22
Israeli settlers, escorted by the military, visited a religious site today, located within Lebanese territory on the outskirts of southern Lebanon’s Houla. The Israeli army had announced the planned visit a day earlier, and nearly 250 settlers illegally made their way into Lebanon. The Lebanese Army was quick to condemn this clear violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and is following up on the issue in coordination with the Five-Party Committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement and the…
Baladi
10 months ago
Lebanese-American professional basketball player Rony Seikaly celebrated on his Instagram 32 years of holding the record for most rebounds in a game. On December 1, 1993, Seikaly grabbed 34 rebounds while playing for the Miami ...
News
10 months ago
US President Donald Trump was joined by CMA CGM’s French-Lebanese President Rodolphe Saadé in the Oval Office to announce a $20 billion investment in America’s shipping and logistics sector. The investment, according to the French-based ...
Lebanon
10 months ago
Minister of Public Works and Transport, Fayez Rasamny, inaugurated the first digital gates at Beirut’s airport today as part of a project aimed at enhancing aviation security and streamlining procedures. This initiative is a joint ...
Lebanon
10 months ago
The Syrian authorities announced today the arrest of Major General Ibrahim Huwaija, the former head of General Intelligence in Syria, who is accused of hundreds of assassinations during the Assad era, including overseeing the assassination ...
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