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Hezbollah chief calls on Lebanon’s central bank governor to resign amid mounting legal troubles
BEIRUT (AP) — The chief of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group on Friday called on the country’s central bank governor to…
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Prominent Egyptian rights activist briefly detained in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities Wednesday briefly detained a prominent Egyptian blogger and human rights activist, his lawyer and sister…
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Judiciary confiscates passports of Lebanon’s central bank chief after French arrest warrant
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge questioned the country’s embattled central bank governor Wednesday and confiscated his Lebanese and French…
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Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s public prosecutor Monday summoned the country’s embattled central bank governor for questioning following an international arrest…
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Hezbollah stages wargames for media, asserts readiness to confront Israel
AARAMTA, Lebanon (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah put on a show of force Sunday, extending a rare media…
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Lebanon receives Interpol notice for its central bank governor who was no-show at Paris questioning
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon on Friday received an Interpol notice for the country’s embattled central bank governor who failed to…
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Top Lebanese official in IMF talks calls for central bank head to resign amid corruption allegations
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese official heading talks with the International Monetary Fund to bail out Lebanon’s tanking economy called…
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France issues arrest warrant for Lebanese central bank governor
BEIRUT (AP) — A French investigative judge Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor after…
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France issues international arrest warrant for Lebanese central bank chief
Issued on: 16/05/2023 – 18:19 A French investigating magistrate on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon’s central bank…
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Lebanese and UAE foreign ministers speak after man dies in custody
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister spoke Saturday with his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates following the death of…
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