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Lebanese bank depositors still struggle with financial hardship, trauma
United Press International (UPI)
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Bank customers carry placards against the restrictive measures during a protest organized by the Union of Lebanese Expatriates Depositors and Depositors' Outcry, a group campaigning for the rights of depositors, in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 4. File...
Lebanon students make return to classrooms
The Chronicle - Connecticut
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LEBANON — The hallways for Lebanon Public Schools were bustling with preschool students and their families as they attended an open house to visit their classrooms before their first official day of school would take place today. In the hallways,...
Lebanon's tourism rebounds but still below potential: hotels syndicate
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIRUT, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon's tourism sector rebounded more strongly than expected this summer but still fell short of its full potential, the country's hotel owners' syndicate said on Wednesday. Pierre Ashkar, head of the Syndicate of...
Lebanon hails Kuwait support
Kuwait Times
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August 27, 2025
KUWAIT: Lebanese Defense Minister Michel Menassa affirmed that supporting the Lebanese army in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 — which stipulates that weapons be placed solely under the authority of the Lebanese state — was the...
Focus key to Peters Township-Mt. Lebanon matchup
The Almanac - Pennsylvania
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August 31, 2025
Patrick Smith will be the focus of the Peters Township defense when the Indians host Mt. Lebanon at 7 p.m. Sept. 5. Focus determines many outcomes in sports including football games. Just ask Mt. Lebanon or Peters Township who will battle each...
Dehydration, blindfolds and remote islands: Aspiring astronaut trades NASA for near-death adventures
Fox News
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September 6, 2025
Travel influencer Adam Boro opens up to Fox News Digital about risking it all for unforgettable adventures. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This influencer once pursued aerospace engineering and even interned with NASA before choosing...
Lebanon’s Disarmament Drive Faces Old Obstacles and New Risks
Media Line
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August 27, 2025
Lebanon once again finds itself at the center of Middle East fault lines, where domestic fragility collides with regional ambition. Reporting for The Media Line, Giorgia Valente captures how efforts to disarm armed factions in the country—starting...
Lebanese court bails ex-Lebanese central bank governor
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A Beirut court on Tuesday approved the release of former central bank governor Riad Salameh after he posted what is being described as a record bail of 20 million U.S. dollars and 5 billion Lebanese pounds, worth roughly 55,600 dollars,...
Lebanese winemaker strains to keep business alive through war and drought
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Emilie Madi and Maya Gebeily RIYAK, Lebanon (Reuters) -Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shrivelling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern Lebanon. Last year, Israeli air strikes kept him from picking most of...
Camping World CEO Defies City Lawsuits, Vows to Keep Flying Giant American Flags
Townhall
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August 26, 2025
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis is standing firm against a wave of lawsuits and pressure from local governments demanding he remove large American flags from his business locations. His message to bureaucrats is simple and unapologetic, saying...
Lebanon’s former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh released on record $20 million bail
The Arabian Stories
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August 26, 2025
Beirut – Lebanon’s Indictment Chamber has approved the release of former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh after setting bail at an unprecedented level — $20 million in cash plus 5 billion Lebanese pounds. Alongside the bail, the court imposed a...
Lebanon man indicted for fatal Clark County crash with man outside car
The Springfield News-Sun - Ohio
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Michael Rae Kenneth Wise, 36, was outside of his stopped silver Chevy Ateo on the shoulder when just after 1:50 p.m., a red Chevrolet Silverado traveling north on Ohio 72 exited its lane and went onto the shoulder, striking Wise and his car,...
Lebanese judiciary agrees $20 million bail for Riad Salameh
Naharnet
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Lebanon's judiciary agreed Tuesday to the release on bail of more than $20 million of former central bank governor Riad Salameh, detained for nearly a year on embezzlement charges, judicial officials said. Salameh, 75, who headed the central bank...
Lebanon agrees $20 million bail for ex-central bank chief Salameh
The Sun Daily
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August 26, 2025
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s judiciary has approved the release of former central bank governor Riad Salameh on bail exceeding $20 million after nearly one year in detention on embezzlement charges. Salameh faces multiple accusations including embezzlement,...
Lebanon grants bail to former central bank chief
News.Az
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On Tuesday, Lebanon's judiciary approved the release on bail of more than $20 million belonging to former central bank governor Riad Salameh, who has been detained for nearly a year on embezzlement charges, according to judicial officials....
Huge twist rocks scandal of cheerleader who 'stuffed dead baby in a closet': ALL the sordid details of her relationship-hopping past... as star college QB takes shock DNA test
Daily Mail
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September 6, 2025
The ex-boyfriend of the college cheerleader charged with dumping her newborn in a black trash bag is having a DNA test to see if he is the father, Daily Mail can exclusively reveal. Hunky college quarterback Izaiah Hall dated 21-year-old Laken...
Beirut court approves bail for former central bank governor
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIRUT, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A local court on Tuesday approved the release of former Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh on a record bail of 20 million U.S. dollars and 5 billion Lebanese pounds (about 55,600 dollars), the state-run...
Lebanon agrees bail for ex-central bank chief: officials
The New Arab
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August 26, 2025
Former Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh poses during a studio photo session in the capital Beirut, on December 20, 2021. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images) Lebanon's judiciary agreed Tuesday to the...
Exploring the Road Less Travelled with Kempinski Hotels
Breaking Travel News
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August 29, 2025
As global luxury travel continues to grow and expand, discerning travellers are increasingly looking for unique and enriching experiences without the crowds. Kempinski Hotels is home to a collection of resplendent properties that lie off the...
Lebanon's ex-Central Bank chief Riad Salameh to be released on $20m bail
The National News
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Lebanon has ordered the release of former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh on what is reportedly the largest bail in the country’s history, set at 5 billion Lebanese pounds ($20 million). The Beirut Indictment Chamber ruling also imposes a...