Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Lebanon Charges Ex Bank Chief Salame Over $44.8 Million Embezzlement

The indictment of former bank chief Riad Salame follows the Central Bank's announcement that it is taking legal action to ...

Lebanon’s central bank takes legal action to recover embezzled funds

Lebanon's Central Bank governor said the bank is pursuing domestic and international legal action to recover misused or ...
U.S. News & World Report

Lebanon Advances Draft Law to Address Losses From Economic Collapse

BEIRUT, Dec 26 - The Lebanese cabinet on ‌Friday passed a draft law ‌that aims to address a financial crisis that crippled the economy for six years, despite significant opposition to the legislation ...
Al Jazeera on MSN

What is Lebanon’s ‘gap law’ that attempts to end the financial crisis?

To fix the situation, Lebanon’s cabinet is passing a so-called “gap law” that’s expected to be signed by the prime minister ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Financial draft law OK’d in Lebanon

BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Cabinet on Friday approved a draft law to determine the extent of losses suffered by Lebanese banks during the country's financial meltdown in 2019 and provide a mechanism to ...
Newsday

Lebanese Cabinet approves a draft law to return funds wiped out with the 2019 collapse of banks

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Cabinet on Friday approved a draft law to determine the extent of losses suffered by Lebanese banks during the country's financial meltdown in 2019 and provide a mechanism to return ...
Opinion
Asharq Al-Awsat on MSNOpinion

Disarmament and Reform Before the Lebanese Elections

The 2019 financial and economic collapse presented an exceptional opportunity to chart a new path that could pull Lebanon out of rock bottom. However, the power-hungry political establishment, which ...