Source: Reuters
Security & Justice
Former Central Bank Governor Faces Charges in High-Profile Embezzlement Case
The Beirut Indictment Commission charged former central bank governor Riad Salameh in the high-profile “Consulting Account” case, accusing him of embezzling nearly $44 million and referring him to criminal court for trial.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Can Lebanon Overcome the Lingering Threat of Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance?
A year after the guns fell largely silent along Lebanon’s southern frontier, the war is still killing — quietly, indiscriminately, and often unseen.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Opinion
Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood
Lebanon must pick a side in the regional map of alliances. One seeks peace, prosperity and higher standards of living for all and consists of the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Bahrain, and Morocco, enshrined by the Abraham Accords. The rival alliance—Qatar, its ATM, and Turkey, its NATO muscle, as well as Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia—dismisses Western systems of governance as degenerate and aims to replace it with Muslim Brotherhood–style Islamist regimes.
Monday, December 15, 2025
To Project Power, and Disarm Hezbollah, Lebanese State Needs Guns and Butter
The military checkpoint south of Sidon is flanked by armored vehicles mounted with machine guns and concrete blocks painted in the colors of the red and white Lebanese flag, with a green cedar tree.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Sports
PSV Lament Unnecessary Defeat in Champions League Clash at Juventus
PSV Eindhoven felt they should have taken more from Tuesday's Champions League away clash against Juventus where they conceded a late goal to go down 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff tie on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the club expects to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges of alleged Premier League financial rule breaches "in one month".
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Monday 29 January 2024 13:18:31
Watch: Explosions Heard Near Sayyeda Zeinab Shrine in Syria: Local media, Witness
Several explosions were heard on Monday near the Sayyeda Zeinab shrine complex on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, according to local news outlet Sham FM and one witness.
A source in Iran’s regional alliance told Reuters the strike had hit a location used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
There was no immediate comment from Syrian authorities and no statement on state media.
فيديو متداول للضربة الإسرائيلية على سوريا pic.twitter.com/Yvok03ZWcd
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) January 29, 2024
