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Karim Salam, Amin Salam's Brother, Detained

Karim Salam, the brother of former Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam, was detained on Friday by the financial prosecutor, Judge Ali Ibrahim, on the grounds of a report filed by MP Farid Boustani, as reported by local channel LBCI.  Amin Salam, for his part, has still not been summoned. On March 20, Attorney General Jamal Hajjar issued a ...

The Tale of the Foreign Bank Transfers

For the past four years, this somewhat recurrent idle tune has echoed in nearly every opinion, critique and analysis regarding the performance of banks at the outset of the economic crisis. According to these endless rantings, the banks allegedly transferred massive sums of money abroad for a select few privileged individuals, while denying the ...