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A Lebanese banker counts US dollars at BLOM Bank’s head office in Beirut October 22, 2008. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Families of Hezbollah MPs and Ministers Might be Targeted by U.S. Sanctions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The issue of U.S. sanctions has now become a priority for the so-called Hezbollah amid information that Lebanese banks will take escalatory measures that include the closure of bank accounts of Hezbollah lawmakers, ministers and their families. A verbal attack...

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Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb holds a press conference. National News Agency

Lebanon Bans Import of Syrian Agricultural Products, PSP Ministers Escalate Against Damascus

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The Lebanese decision to ban the import of Syrian agricultural produce would generate political and economic problems in light of the series of escalatory reactions by concerned parties. The decision was taken by representatives of the Progressive Socialist...

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon November 3, 2015.

Lebanon Closes 100 Hezbollah Bank Accounts…3,000 Others on the Way

by Youssef Diab | Jun 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh uncovered Thursday the closure of accounts linked to the so-called Hezbollah in line with the U.S. law targeting the party’s finances, and asserted that the Central Bank is working on implementing this law. In an...

Saudi Campaign Distributes 1250 Food Parcels to Syrian Refugees in Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 9, 2016 | Middle East

Amman- The Saudi National Campaign(SNC) announced its support to fellow Syrian brothers and that it had its Lebanon office distribute over 1250 food parcels to Syrian refugees residing in Lebanese cities of Baalbek and Al-Ayroniah. The distribution of sustenance in...

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Ashraf Rifi shows his ink-stained finger after casting his ballot at a polling station during Tripoli’s municipal elections, Lebanon, May 29, 2016. Reuters

Rifi Seeks Sunni Leadership outside Tripoli Independently from Future Movement

by Nazeer Rida | Jun 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The outcome of the local municipal polls in Tripoli has fortified the popularity of resigned Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi and has encouraged him to move his leadership outside the northern capital of Lebanon. The victory of Rifi during last month’s polls...