15:43 (12:43)โขSalameh Behind Bars: Lebanon's Financial Reckoning
โจThe Lebanese headlines focus primarily on the arrest and detention of former Central Bank governor Riad Salameh. He faces charges of embezzlement, theft of public funds, forgery, and illicit enrichment (Al Joumhouria, Annahar, El Nashra, Naharnet). The case has been referred to the financial prosecutor, with Salameh expected to appear before an investigative judge. This development is seen as a significant step in addressing Lebanon's ongoing financial crisis.
Separately, tensions persist along the Lebanon-Israel border, with reports of Islamic Resistance fighters targeting an Israeli site in the occupied Kfarshouba Hills (Al-Manar English).