In response to the news reports and political interpretations which accused President Michel Aoun of hindering the cabinet formation, the presidency press office issued on Friday a statement which refuted all the circulated claims in this regard. The statement stressed that President Aoun did not set the obtainment of one-third ...
Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh answered questions from Lebanon’s public prosecutor on Thursday based on a request from Swiss investigators looking into allegations of money laundering and embezzlement linked to the bank. Salameh said in a statement he had told Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat that he stood “ready to ...