Lebanon

The investigation in France marks a significant step toward holding financial institutions accountable for the illicit...

The MV Rhosus was allowed to sail into Beirut’s port carrying 2,750 tons of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate, even...

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

Central Bank Governor Karim Souaid said the bank is pursuing legal action against a former official and banker to recover...

Bulgaria rejected Lebanon’s request to extradite Igor Grechushkin over death penalty concerns, but the investigation...

Société Générale de Banque au Liban is one of several banks facing civil suits for allegedly preventing customers from...

Bulgarian court delays extradition of Beirut blast suspect, seeking assurances he will not face the death penalty.

France’s financial crimes office is probing ex-Lebanese premier Najib Mikati and his brother for alleged fraud. NGOs say...

The arrest in Bulgaria of Igor Grechushkin — whose ship carried chemicals to Lebanon that exploded in 2020 — is viewed as a...

A draft law under consideration since 2023, meant to update Lebanon’s outdated Publications Law, could instead upend free...

Igor Grechushkin, who leased the ship that carried chemicals to Lebanon which then exploded, was arrested in Bulgaria after...

Lebanese authorities have set $20 million bail for former central bank governor Riad Salameh, nearly a year after his arrest...