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Lebanon judge arrests central bank head's brother

Beirut (AFP) - A Lebanese judge on Thursday arrested the brother of Central Bank governor Riad Salameh, both of whom are suspected of embezzlement and money laundering, judicial sources said.

AFP

Ali Cherri: If you prick us, do we not bleed? at the National Gallery review - vandalism made good

The Beirut-born artist has explored the histories of vandalised art and in doing so reveals them afresh

Evening Standard

Lebanon's Siniora Will Be 'Fully Invested' in Elections, Not as Candidate

Lebanese former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would abstain from running for the upcoming parliamentary elections, but called on citizens to massively vote in the polls. Speaking during a press conference in Beirut on Tuesday, Siniora said: “Amid this crushing crisis, which is considered the most dangerous in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Russia drafting thousands in Syria for Ukraine war: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - Russia has drawn up lists of 40,000 fighters from Syrian army and allied militias to be put on standby for deployment in Ukraine, a war monitor said Tuesday.

AFP

Lebanon Judge Freezes Assets of Five Banks and Members of Their Boards

A Lebanese judge froze the assets of five top banks and members of their boards while she investigates transactions they undertook with the country's central bank, a judicial document showed on Monday. The asset freeze against Bank of Beirut, Bank Audi, SGBL, Blom Bank and Bankmed applies to properties, vehicles…

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Lebanese Youths Abandon Education as Crisis Bites

Before Lebanon's devastating financial crisis struck, Faraj Faraj thought university could set him on a path out of a cramped family home in a poor area of Beirut and towards financial independence. Instead, like increasing numbers of Lebanon's young people, soaring costs forced the 19-year-old to drop out of studying…

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Lebanese youths abandon education as crisis bites

Before Lebanon's devastating financial crisis struck, Faraj Faraj thought university could set him on a path out of a cramped family home in a poor area of Beirut and towards financial independence.

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Islamic State group names new leader, confirms death of predecessor

Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group Thursday confirmed the death of its leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, more than a month after his demise, and named Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Qurashi as his successor.

AFP

Russia tactics in Ukraine war mirror Syria testing ground: experts

Beirut (AFP) - Besieging cities, shelling civilian infrastructure and arranging "safe corridors": the tactics used by Russia in its war on Ukraine mirror those it tested and fine-tuned to drain resistance in Syria's conflict.

AFP

Lebanese Judge Bans Five Bank Board Chiefs from Travel

A Lebanese prosecutor on Thursday issued travel bans against the heads of the boards of five Lebanese banks, the prosecutor told Reuters. Ghada Aoun issued the bans against Salim Sfeir of Bank of Beirut, Samir Hanna of Bank Audi, Antoun Sehnaoui of SGBL, Saad Azhari of Blom Bank, and Raya…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Central Bank Seeks Names of Those Who Failed to Repatriate Funds amid Crisis

Lebanon's central bank has asked commercial banks to provide the names of political figures who failed to comply with a circular ordering them to repatriate funds sent abroad in the lead-up to the country's 2019 financial meltdown. Lebanon's financial crisis, which the World Bank has labeled one of the deepest…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Russian 'safe corridors' worked in bitter Syria war

Beirut (AFP) - Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted during Syria's devastating civil war.

AFP

Arab Women Entrepreneurs Defy Odds with Leap into Sportswear

Nathaly Daou zigzags through an underground fabric store in Beirut, pulling out bolts of neon Lycra and patterned polyester before settling on a roll of white cotton. Finding affordable fabric for her budding sportswear line during Lebanon's economic crisis has been a challenge for the 36-year-old entrepreneur, one of several…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria says 2 dead in Israeli strikes near capital

Beirut (AFP) - Israeli missile strikes killed two civilians early Monday near the Syrian capital Damascus, state media said, although a war monitor said the victims were pro-Iran fighters.

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15 soldiers dead in Syria attack on military bus: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - Fifteen soldiers died Sunday in an Islamic State group attack on an army bus in the central Syrian desert, a war monitor said, as state media reported a "terrorist attack".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beirut Arab International Book Fair Declares Resistance, Challenge

The Beirut Arab International Book Fair has opened its doors on Thursday after a three-year hiatus. Although its 62nd and last edition took place in 2018, this didn’t help keep it out of the Lebanese disputes. Publishers were divided; some believed Beirut needs some hope and everyone should defy the…

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US Concerned at ‘Abuses’ in Lebanese Banking System, Urges Probes

A US Treasury delegation urged Lebanese authorities to mount investigations into what it described as abuses within the Lebanese banking system by members of the political and economic elite, the US Treasury said on Wednesday. The unusually candid statement issued at the end of a three-day visit to Beirut by…

AFP

4 dead in rare Syria-Kurdish clash: monitor

Beirut (AFP) - Clashes in Syria's northeast between regime troops and forces aligned with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces killed two from each side on Tuesday, a war monitor said.

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Lebanon's position on Ukraine should not affect ties with Moscow - envoy

Lebanon's condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine "will not affect considerably" Moscow's relations with Beirut, the Russian ambassador said on Sunday.

AFP

Lebanon to get Spanish funds for railway revival plan: minister

Faiyadiyeh (Lebanon) (AFP) - Lebanon's transport minister has said that Spain will finance a plan to revive the railway network that has been out of service since the start of the 1975-1990 civil war.

AFP

Syria humanitarian needs reach record high: UN

Beirut (AFP) - A record number of people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance more than a decade into a devastating civil war, the United Nations said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Turn to Public Libraries to Check Out of Financial Crunch

In many countries, public libraries are considered a dying relic amid the shift to digital, but in Lebanon they are getting a new lease of life as its economy flatlines. Every Friday afternoon, Munira Khalifa takes her son Elia to a public library in Beirut for a weekly storytelling event…

AFP

Lebanese turn to public libraries to check out of financial crunch

Beirut (AFP) - In many countries, public libraries are considered a dying relic amid the shift to digital, but in Lebanon they are getting a new lease of life as its economy flatlines.

The Independent UK

Lebanese authorities say they have foiled 3 militant attacks

Lebanon's interior minister says authorities have thwarted attempts by members of the Islamic State group to carry out three attacks near the capital Beirut that would have inflicted a large number of civilian casualties

AFP

Lebanon says thwarts IS bomb plot targeting Hezbollah bastion

Beirut (AFP) - Lebanon has thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to carry out three suicide bombings targeting Shiite religious compounds in Beirut's southern suburbs, the interior ministry said Wednesday.

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