Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab warned against riots in Tripoli as protesters torched the municipality headquarters in the northern city. In a statement on Friday, Diab said “condemnation messages are just not enough to compensate Tripoli for the high prices it has been paying by being exploited to deliver ...
A Lebanese judge on Thursday referred Central Bank chief Riad Salameh to judicial investigation over his mishandling of a foreign currency scheme meant to stem skyrocketing food prices, a judicial source said. “Mount Lebanon general prosecutor Ghada Aoun has referred to judicial investigation central bank chief Riad Salameh and head ...
