Tag: fight against corruption
« The judiciary should not defend the people but preserve the institutions » Najib Mikati
Reacting to reports of a threat to resign in the event of indictment of the Governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé accused...
Riad Salamé banned from travel
The governor of the Banque du Liban Riad Salamé is subject to a ban on leaving the territory by decision of the Attorney General...
Lebanese leaders seem to be betting on rotting (Emmanuel Macron)
During the virtual international conference opened on August 4, 2021, one year to the day after the explosion of the port of Beirut at...
Former prime ministers insist on keeping Sunni community in interior ministry
Former prime ministers Fouad Saniora, Saad Hariri and Tamam Salam are said to have called on Prime Minister designate Najib Mikati to maintain the...
Former Hezbollah MP announces suspension of political activities after daughter’s wedding
Following the organization of a grandiose wedding for his daughter, MP Nawaf Sahel announced the suspension of his membership of Hezbollah pending disciplinary measures...
Who is Najib Mikati?
Born on November 24, 1955 in Tripoli in northern Lebanon, Najib Mikati was prime minister from April to July 2005 and from June 2011...
Port of Beirut: Authorities call on owners of dangerous goods to checkout
The financial prosecutor, Judge Ali Ibrahim, called on the owners of the 49 containers containing hazardous materials, stored, sometimes for several years, within the...
Two complaints filed against Riad Salamé in France (Le Monde)
Two complaints for alleged acts of money laundering and fraud were lodged by associations against the governor of the Banque du Liban, indicates the...
Corruption: New evidence against Riad Salamé published by the Swiss press
New elements against the governor of the Banque du Liban were published by the Swiss daily, Le Temps. These documents detail movements of funds...
General Aoun, time to take exceptional action in exceptional circumstances
Mr. President of the Republic,
Your Excellency, General Michel Aoun,
Faced with the current crisis in Lebanon, exceptional measures must be taken.
In 2017,...
$ 6 billion illegally transferred out of Lebanon (Foreign Policy)
Foreign Policy magazine says $ 6 billion has been illegally transferred out of Lebanon in recent months , following pressure from politicians on local...
Despite the crisis, Mikati’s fortune, more than ever to the highest
Despite the current crisis in Lebanon, billionaire and former Prime Minister Nagib Mikati's fortune is at its highest, with $ 2.6 billion, according to...
![Riad Salameh, governor of Lebanon's central bank, speaks to the Financial Times in his office in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 30, 2017. [Sam Tarling for the Financial Times]](https://img.libnanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Riad-Salamé.jpg "4 foreign banks cut ties with Banque du Liban as Riad Salamé tries to defend himself against accusations (Al Akhbar)")
4 foreign banks cut ties with Banque du Liban as Riad Salamé tries to...
The governor of the Bank of Lebanon Riad Salamé would have informed the public prosecutor, Judge Ghassan Oweidat, of the closure of the accounts...
Banque du Liban governor accused of laundering dirty money and corruption
A group of activists based in London has accused the governor of the Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salamé and his relatives by name, of...
