BEIRUT (Reuters) -Shots were fired near the U.S. embassy in Lebanon late on Wednesday but no injuries were reported, embassy spokesperson Jake Nelson said. “At 10:37 PM local time, small …
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By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank will restrict access to a new currency exchange platform set to launch within weeks to ensure U.S. dollars traded on the …
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MANHATTAN, NY – The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has returned 12 stolen antiquities, valued at over $9 million, to Lebanon. Nine of these items were recovered as part of an …
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LEBANON, PA – Steve Jacobs, 37, was recently charged by the Lebanon County Detective Bureau for repeated sexual abuse of two minors. The first victim alleges that Jacobs abused her …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh defended his record on Wednesday in a televised interview just days before he is set to leave office, denying he …
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LEBANON, PA – A verbal altercation in Lebanon, on Wednesday escalated into a tragic incident resulting in the death of Thomas Vance, a 33-year-old male. Lebanon City Police responded to …
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BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have told Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and money laundering charges against him, partly based on allegedly forged …
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LEBANON, PA – On Thursday, South Lebanon Township Police Officers responded to a domestic dispute at 325 Acorn Circle, Lebanon. During the investigation, they discovered that Matthew L. Stauffer had …
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PALMYRA, PA – Courtny Raelene Lawson, a resident of Lebanon, was arrested on Saturday, during a traffic stop initiated by Palmyra Police in the 700 block of East Main Street. …
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Rockets From Lebanon Pummel Israel In Largest Escalation In 15 Years Micaela Burrow on April 6, 2023 Lebanon fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Thursday afternoon local time, and …
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LEBANON, PA – On March 25, 2023, Luis Ayuso-Garcia was charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment following a domestic dispute at 322 South 6th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042. …
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LEBANON, PA – A domestic dispute on March 25, 2023, resulted in Luis Ayuso-Garcia being charged with terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment. The incident occurred at 322 South 6th …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank will begin selling unlimited amounts of U.S. dollars in a bid to halt the spiralling devaluation of the Lebanese pound, Governor Riad Salameh said …
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By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – The World Bank is particularly concerned in the Middle East and North Africa region about Lebanon and Tunisia and, to a lesser extent, Egypt …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon devalued its official exchange rate for the first time in 25 years on Wednesday, weakening it by 90% but still leaving the local currency well below its …
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By Maya Gebeily CHTAURA, Lebanon (Reuters) – The money exchange shop in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley was buzzing with business. Cellphones pinged endlessly and employees shouted out various rates as customers …
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By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States announced on Wednesday it would provide $72 million as cash stipends to Lebanon’s security forces through a bespoke United Nations programme …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday it was placing sanctions on Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled and his business for alleged financial ties to blacklisted group Hezbollah. Its …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s central bank will adopt an exchange rate of 15,000 Lebanese pounds per U.S. dollar as of Feb. 1 as part of a process to unify the country’s …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) -The World Food Programme has agreed to allocate $5.4 billion in aid for Lebanon over the next three years, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said, as the …
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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington today sentenced Ali Hussein Salamey (40, Dearborn, Michigan) to two years in federal prison for passport fraud and aggravated identity theft. …
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Lebanon Man Sentenced To 90 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
by DOJ PressHARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorge Roque, Jr., age 35, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on September 27, 2022, to …
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Repeat Lebanon Felon Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm While Resisting Arrest
by DOJ PressINDIANAPOLIS –Justin Cain, 33, of Lebanon, Indiana, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on November 16, 2019, Lebanon Police Department officers …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s banks will remain shut indefinitely, the country’s banking association said in a statement on Wednesday, citing ongoing “risks” to employees following a spree of bank stick-ups …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged timely presidential elections in Lebanon in a meeting with that country’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, the State Department said on …