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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration, in Beirut September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon Central Bank Monitors Compliance with anti-Hezbollah Law

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad Salameh has said that he will ensure local banks comply with a U.S. law targeting the so-called Hezbollah’s finances. Salameh said the U.S. law must be enforced to keep Lebanon’s banks within the global...

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Abdel Mottaleb Hennawi (center) presiding over Lebanon’s delegation to the 39th session of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers’ Council on May 16, 2016 in Cairo. National News Agency

Minister Hennawi: Lebanon in Heart of Storm, Presidential Polls Linked to Region’s Conflict

by Wajdi Al-Aridi | Jun 27, 2016 | Interviews

Beirut-Lebanon’s Youth and Sports Minister Abdel Mottaleb Hennawi said Lebanon was still caught up in the eye of the storm and expressed concern over more terrorist operations taking place in the country. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Hennawi...

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration, in Beirut September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Riad Salameh: Man of Trust Faces Biggest Career Challenge

by Thaer Abbas | Jun 18, 2016 | Business, Features

Beirut-Not too many people in Lebanon envy Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh today. He is one of the figures whose names are circulated for presidency, if parties agree on having a “consensual” candidate. Yet his stances against the so-called Hezbollah in the current...

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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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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam. Reuters

Salam’s Sources Confirm Lebanon’s Commitment in Int’l Regulations to Avoid Sanctions

by Caroline Akoum | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese government is facing two choices, either to commit to the U.S. sanctions against the so-called Hezbollah or expose the country to full-scale sanctions that might threaten its banking system. The cabinet tried to cause the least damage possible...