Kamala Harris Announces $385 Million in Aid for Lebanon Humanitarian Crisis
WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris announced in a statement on Friday that the United States will provide nearly $157 million in additional humanitarian aid to Lebanon. The funding will address the growing needs…
Lebanon central bank chief defends record before leaving office
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 embezzled public…
Argument turns deadly in Lebanon
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 the scene…
French prosecutors accuse Lebanon central bank chief of hiding fraud
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 bank statements…
South Lebanon Twp. man facing multiple charges over domestic dispute
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 subjected two…
Lebanon Woman Arrested on Bench Warrant for Simple Assault
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. Lawson was…
Rockets From Lebanon Pummel Israel In Largest Escalation In 15 Years
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 at least…
Lebanon Man Charged with Assault and Death Threats Following Altercation with Woman
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. According to…
Violent Domestic Dispute in Lebanon Leads to Multiple Charges Against Man
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 Street, Lebanon,…
Lebanon to sell unlimited US dollars to prop up collapsing pound
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 on Tuesday.…
World Bank most concerned in MENA about Lebanon and Tunisia
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 and Jordan,…
Lebanon devalues official exchange rate by 90%
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 market value.…
Cash is king in Lebanon as banks atrophy
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 flocked in…
U.S. boosts depleted salaries of Lebanon security forces via U.N
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 after a…
U.S. sanctions Lebanon money exchanger for alleged ties to Hezbollah
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 announcement said…
Lebanon central bank to use forex rate of 15,000 pounds per dollar as of Feb 1
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 multiple exchange-rate…
WFP to allocate $5.4 billion for Lebanon over 3 years, caretaker PM says
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 country’s economic…
Man Who Kidnapped Son And Took Him To Lebanon Sentenced To Federal Prison
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. Salamey had…
Lebanon Man Sentenced To 90 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
HARRISBURG – 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 90 months’…
Repeat Lebanon Felon Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm While Resisting Arrest
INDIANAPOLIS –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 responded to…
Lebanon banks remains shut after spree of holdups
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 last week.…
U.S.’s Blinken urges timely presidential election in Lebanon -statement
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 Wednesday. “The…
Lebanon Man Charged With Cocaine-Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Warionex Martinez-Medina, age 34, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for drug-trafficking…
Suspect’s father refuses to speak about Rushdie attack – Lebanon town mayor
BEIRUT – The father of a man charged with attempting to murder novelist Salman Rushdie has locked himself in at his home in southern Lebanon and is refusing to speak to anyone,…
Lebanon seizes property of two MPs charged over Beirut blast
By Maya Gebeily (Reuters) – A Lebanese court ordered on Thursday the temporary seizure of property owned by two parliamentarians charged in connection with the deadly Beirut port blast of 2020, a…
First Ukraine ship under grain deal will not dock in Lebanon on time -embassy
BEIRUT – The first grain ship to leave a Ukrainian port under a deal brokered last month will not arrive in Lebanon on Sunday as planned, the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon said.…
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