Source: Kataeb.org
A committee appointed by Justice Minister Adel Nasr has submitted a comprehensive report aimed at implementing key judicial reforms required under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan, as Lebanon seeks to exit the FATF grey list and avoid the risk of further international isolation.
Friday, June 13, 2025
Lebanese authorities on Wednesday ordered the arrest of former Economy Minister Amin Salam on suspicions of corruption, including embezzlement of public funds and the signing of shady contracts during his tenure, a senior judicial source told Asharq Al-Awsat.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
It is perhaps ironic and tragic when two bitter enemies find themselves aligned on the same side of a cause—one that reveals malicious and self-destructive tendencies. The recent developments in southern Lebanon involving Israel, Hezbollah, and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) serve as a stark example.
Friday, June 13, 2025
The Lebanese people often complain about advice from ambassadors and dictates from international financial organizations. They believe that the outside world is paving their road and setting their goals for them. They are annoyed that their country is being treated like a minor; that the world has no faith in its ability to get itself out of the abyss. The abundance of doctors and treatments often deepen the patient’s confusion.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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
Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs.
Friday, February 7, 2025
Tuesday 23 April 2019 14:52:51
The Vatican announced it will open its famous Scala Sancta holy stairs to tourists for the first time in 300 years.
The stairs became inaccesible by pilgrims after 1723 restoration works had led to it being covered in boards of wood and.
The 28-step staircase is believed to have been transferred to Rome in the fourth century from the home of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem where Jesus had walked on them before his judgment by the Roman ruler. The stairs are stained by Jesus’ drops of blood.
Visitors usually ascend the stairs on their knees and kiss the blood-stained spots that are pointed out now with medieval crosses.
The stairs will remain open to tourists until June 9.