Lebanon banks

Newly released emails show correspondence between Epstein and Mandelson, where the pair discuss interest in financial opportunities in the Middle East [Getty]
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Peter Mandelson, Epstein discussed Lebanese bank investments

Disgraced British politician Peter Mandelson discussed attending a 2010 gala hosted by Lebanese banks in Washington D.C. with Jeffrey Epstein.

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04 February, 2026
Depositors, whose deposit accounts have been frozen by the government for years, gather to stage a demonstration in front of the Bank of Lebanon in Beirut, Lebanon on January 19, 2024. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Lebanon PM says IMF wants changes to financial rescue plan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2026
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Syria gives banks six months to absorb Lebanon crisis losses

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 October, 2025
Lebanese depositors stage a protest outside Lebanon's Central Bank in Beirut
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Lebanon passes banking restructuring law in key reform

The New Arab Staff
31 July, 2025
People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group in the southern city of Tyre on October 21, 2024. (Photo by BILAL KASHMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel bombs Hezbollah-linked Al-Qard Al-Hassan bank branches

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21 October, 2024
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European officials to begin Lebanon graft questioning next week

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13 January, 2023
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French prosecutors name Ukrainian suspect in Lebanese central bank probe

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 December, 2022
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Lebanese army trains to confront 'bank robbers'

William Christou
09 November, 2022
Ibrahim Beydoun, a depositor, holds up a bank on the outskirts of Beirut. [TNA-William Christou]
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Bank holdup in Beirut as 3 depositors seek to free money

William Christou
02 November, 2022
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Most Lebanon banks remain open Friday despite strike calls

The New Arab Staff
07 October, 2022
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Judge fines Lebanese bank heist figure, issues travel ban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 October, 2022
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Lebanon retirees scuffle with police; banks partially reopen

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 September, 2022
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Lebanon banks close 'indefinitely' following raids

The New Arab Staff
22 September, 2022
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Beirut protesters demand release of bank heist detainees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 September, 2022
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Several bank raids across Lebanon as people demand deposits

The New Arab Staff
16 September, 2022
Sali Hafez and activists stormed a bank in Beirut to gain access to her savings [Getty]
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After heist, Lebanese activists promise more bank raids

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 September, 2022
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Lebanon hostage-taker released after bank drops charges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 August, 2022
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Losing Lebanon: Part Three

Hugo Goodridge
William Christou
12 August, 2022
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'Hero' Lebanon hostage-taker turns self in after bank drama

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 August, 2022
Losing Lebanon: Part One
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Losing Lebanon: Part One

Hugo Goodridge
William Christou
29 July, 2022
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Lebanese govt slams bank association's rejection of financial recovery plan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 May, 2022