Lebanon: former central bank chief accused of financial crimes
As reported by Reuters via Asharq Al-Awsat, Lebanon's justice ministry officially charged former central bank governor Riad Salameh with financial...
Corruption
West Bank: Israel launches largest land seizure in 30 years
Israeli authorities seized over 24 million square meters of land in the occupied West Bank, reported Middle East Monitor on...
Syria set to hold parliamentary election
Syria is set to hold its next parliamentary election in mid-July amid President Assad’s plans to revitalise his ruling Ba’ath...
Documents reveal Israel’s plans for more Jerusalem settlements
Planning documents shared with the Guardian on April 17th revealed that the Israeli government intends to build more settlements across...
Netanyahu vows to take “immediate action” in banning Al Jazeera
Israel’s parliament passed a bill on April 1st that gives senior ministers the authority to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting...
Al Jazeera journalist had “no choice but to surrender” to IDF
On March 19th, Qatar-based Al Jazeera broadcaster Ismail Alghoul was released after being held captive by Israeli forces for twelve...
Lebanese judge fails to arrest ex-ministers accused of Beirut bombing
In what is a high-profile scandal in the country, Lebanon’s top court suspended the arrest warrants against prominent politicians accused...
Lebanon central bank governor skips bail
Former governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BdL) Riad Salameh has yet to be handed the summons for his court date...
