Beirut Indictment Chamber Decides to Release Former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on $20 Million Bail

Beirut: The Beirut indictment chamber, chaired by Judge Nassib Elia, decided to release former Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, on bail of $20 million and LBP five billion. Salameh has not yet been released pending payment of bail.

According to National News Agency – Lebanon, the decision also banned Salameh from traveling for a year, as part of the ongoing legal proceedings against him.

Libyan-Syrian Talks in Tripoli to Strengthen Relations

Tripoli: The Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Taher Al-Baour, met today, Sunday, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, to discuss ways to strengthen…