Lebanese authorities have launched a sweeping campaign to remove political party flags, posters, and slogans from Beirut’s ...

But this is the Bekaa Valley, a fertile, sun-drenched plateau wedged between 8,000-foot peaks in central Lebanon, one of the most volatile countries in the world. An hour to the west is Beirut ...

Lebanon’s new central bank governor has vowed that the institution will fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism and will work independently away from political intervention BEIRUT -- ...

Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a large boom and witnessed ... Here's the latest: Israeli strike kills a World Central Kitchen volunteer distributing food in Gaza The aid group World ...

Lebanon’s decision to send former central bank chief Riad Salame to trial on embezzlement charges has been praised as a step toward accountability, but critics say the case only scratches the surface ...

Karim Souaid says repayments will begin with small depositors, followed by medium-sized accounts, then larger depositors - ...

Lebanon's new central bank governor pledged Friday to fight money laundering, financing terrorism and drug smuggling, ...

It would be the first visit to the meetings by a high-level Syrian government delegation in at least two decades. Read more ...

He outlined a roadmap that includes restructuring Lebanon’s fragile banking sector, addressing the country’s mounting public ...

(250404) -- BEIRUT, April 4, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows Lebanon's newly appointed central bank governor, Karim Soueid, in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 4, 2025. Soueid pledged on Friday to restore ...

Karim Souaid, Lebanon's new central bank governor, has pledged to combat money laundering, finance longevity, and political independence. His tenure comes as Lebanon grapples with an unprecedented ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new central bank governor vowed Friday that the institution will fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism and will work independently away from political ...