Riad Salameh, Lebanon's former central bank governor arrested on Tuesday on fraud charges, was feted as a financial wizard before his image was shredded by corruption cases at home and abroad and ...

Mr. Salameh, 73, resigned his post on July 31 as a cloud of investigation grew around him, following decades when he was virtually untouchable in Lebanon thanks to close ties to the country’s ...

Salameh served as central bank governor in Lebanon from 1993 until July 31. He faces arrest warrants in France and Germany following investigations into whether he and his brother took $330 ...

Many economists and analysts said Mr. Salameh’s central bank policies contributed to the country’s financial ruin, along with the corruption and mismanagement of Lebanon’s political leaders.

BEIRUT, Sept 9 (Reuters) - A judge ordered Lebanon's former central bank chief Riad Salameh to remain in detention amid a probe into alleged financial crimes committed during his tenure, including ...

Item 1 of 3 Lebanese police stand outside the Justice Palace as Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh attends a court hearing alongside European investigators, according to sources, in ...

BEIRUT, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Lebanon's veteran central bank chief Riad Salameh said he would not seek a new term in office once his latest six-year stint at the head of the Banque du Liban ends. "My ...

Lebanese authorities charged longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and one of his assistants on Thursday with money laundering, embezzlement and illicit enrichment after ...

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, was arrested in Beirut on Tuesday over alleged financial crimes linked to a brokerage company, three judicial sources said, his first arrest ...

Salameh, who has not been convicted of any crime, has said the probes are part of a campaign to scapegoat him for the 2019 collapse. His brother Raja, a suspect in the investigations, also denies ...