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Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé. © Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

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Corporate Intelligence 15/09/2021

Jetex asked to settle Riad Salamé's "forgotten" cash-in-luggage problem with French police

Government Intelligence 13/09/2021

Syrian Lebanese Higher Council reboots under Abbas Ibrahim's close eye

Lebanese spy chief Abbas Ibrahim (left) took a delegation of Lebanese official to Damas on 7 September, which included Lebanon's deputy prime minister Zeina Akar. © Youssef Badawi/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

International Dealmaking 07/09/2021

Abdo Romeo Abdo, the Lebanese businessman housing Minsk's elite

The happy new owner of MTBank, which he bought off oligarch Alexei Oleksin now under EU sanctions, has managed to elbow himself into Minsk's tight-knit elite business circle thanks to some powerful alliances. [...]

International Dealmaking 01/09/2021

Russia's Stroytransgaz harries US energy rescue plan for Lebanon

In considering using Syria as a transit zone for gas headed to Lebanon, the US is exposing itself to a raft of troubles inherent to the country's political situation. And risks clashing with Russia's own energy goals. [...]

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International Dealmaking 24/08/2021

Baghdad and Beirut rush to select contractors for oil swap

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Government Intelligence 24/08/2021

Egyptian intelligence approaches Hezbollah to protect Gaza ceasefire

Stability in the Palestinian territories is high on the Egyptian spy chief's agenda and his services have struck up secret talks with Hezbollah in the hope the Shia movement will call for calm among Gaza's embattled factions. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 27/07/2021

Siren Associates, linchpin of UK's security cooperation work, lands new deal in Lebanon

The FCDO has made public a £15m contract to Siren Associates to support Lebanon's Internal Security Forces (ISF), as the country sinks deeper into political and economic crisis. The British firm is an old hand at this kind of work. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 15/07/2021

SGBL loses legal battle with sanctioned magnate Fadi Nasser's son

When the son of US-sanctioned Lebanese magnate Fadi Nasser obtained a court order to withdraw his money from Société Générale de Banque au Liban, the bank tried to get the money back through the French courts. [...]

International Dealmaking 07/07/2021

Beirut's passivity to Capital's arrival shows inclination for Russian aid

Russian firm Capital's entry in the Syrian energy market could be the cause of a new border dispute with Lebanon, but the local authorities have barely raised an eyebrow at the event, highlighting a growing popularity for Russian aid among the country's political elite. [...]

Government Intelligence 05/07/2021

Paris keeps mum on list of sanctioned individuals

Three individuals either close to or members of the Free Patriotic Movement led by Gebran Bassil are allegedly on the French foreign ministry's secret list of Lebanese citizens banned from entering French soil, measures France would like to extend further. [...]

Government Intelligence 05/07/2021

Iraq-Lebanon oil deal stuck between a rock and a hard place

Baghdad wants payment in kind for its fuel in the form of Lebanese medical expertise or food products - which crisis-ridden Beirut is not well placed to provide. [...]

The port of Beirut in April 2021. © Wael Hamzeh/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

International Dealmaking 30/06/2021

CMA CGM has big plans for Lebanon

Already in the running to rebuild the port of Beirut, French shipping company CMA CGM has no intention of stopping there, despite the political and economic crisis which continues to hold Lebanon in its grip. [...]

Government Intelligence 28/06/2021

Wassim Mansouri being lined up to succeed Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salamé

With two investigations by the Swiss and French authorities now ongoing, the writing is on the wall for the governor of the Lebanese Central Bank Salamé. [...]

Government Intelligence 21/06/2021

Abbas Ibrahim provides Biden's after-sales service in Moscow

Lebanese spymaster Abbas Ibrahim visited Moscow on Wednesday to discuss Syrian refugees in Lebanon and humanitarian aid deliveries, issues that are at the centre of Russian-US negotiations on Syria. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 16/06/2021

Riad Salamé assets probe points to Bank Audi

For one of its investigations, the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office is interested in assets belonging to the Bank of Lebanon governor and property transactions he may have made as well as the actions of various banks, including the French subsidiary of Lebanese group Audi. [...]

Spotlight International Dealmaking 15/06/2021

Nabil el Daher's Middle East contracts come back to haunt Airbus

A Paris court will begin a hearing at 2pm on 30 June into a case that has been hanging over Airbus for years. The former agent of the group's border protection arm Signalis is ready for a new round, even if that means revealing contracts made in Saudia Arabia and the rest of the region. [...]

Riad Salamé, governor of the Bank of Lebanon. © Marwan Tahtah/Abacapress.com/Reuters

Spotlight Corporate Intelligence 19/05/2021

New Internet platforms compete for information about Riad Salamé

Following the start of a number of investigations into the activities of Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé, the organisations behind them are digging for information to build up their cases against him and are launching competing Internet platforms to this end. [...]

Riad Salamé, Governor of the Bank of Lebanon since August 1, 1993. © Marwan Tahtah/Abacapress/Reuters

Corporate Intelligence 05/05/2021

Multiple investigations underway into BDL chief Riad Salamé

While the Swiss government's investigation into Bank of Lebanon governor Riad Salamé has lacked some impetus, private investigation firms are conducting probes that may go further. [...]

International Dealmaking 26/04/2021

CMA CGM in pole position for Beirut port after German project rejected

The German project for the reconstruction of the Beirut port, launched with great pomp, has been rejected by the government. That leaves the French giant CMA CGM favourite to win the contract. [...]

Government Intelligence 23/04/2021

Lebanese intelligence chiefs told to stem fuel drain on Syrian border Free

Lebanon, which is already battling with a fuel shortage, is having to watch part of its meagre supplies disappear into Syria, which is itself in short supply. The government has turned to the intelligence service to try to reduce the cross-border trafficking. [...]

Government Intelligence 07/04/2021

Macron initiative under pressure from complaint against Riad Salame

After three complaints filed in London, the Swiss foundation Accountability [...]

International Dealmaking 30/03/2021

Qaiwan, the Iraqi oil firm behind Lebanon swap solution

So that it can fulfil its commitment to supply Beirut with oil to help ease the country's energy crisis, Irak has called in trader Qaiwan to set up a swap system as Kudistan crude is too high in sulphur to be used in Lebanon's power plants. [...]

Government Intelligence 29/03/2021

Syria dominates Hezbollah's Moscow trip

The focus of Hezbollah's first visit to Moscow since 2011 was to be Lebanon and Lebanese politics but the conversation quickly turned to Syria. [...]

Government Intelligence 24/03/2021

Pasdaran beef up Hezbollah's cyber capacity

The Quds Force, the military branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, or Pasdaran, is providing Hezbollah with a new cyber-intelligence unit, in keeping with Hassan Nasrallah's wishes. The unit will also enable Tehran to keep Hezbollah on a tighter rein. [...]

Government Intelligence 15/02/2021

Abbas Ibrahim key to Beirut-Baghdad oil deal

Lebanese spymaster Abbas Ibrahim has played a vital role in ongoing plans to export Iraqi oil to Beirut, discussing the arrangement with officials in Damascus, Cairo and even Washington. [...]

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ALL ARTICLES - LEBANON

Jetex asked to settle Riad Salamé's "forgotten" cash-in-luggage problem with French police

Syrian Lebanese Higher Council reboots under Abbas Ibrahim's close eye

Abdo Romeo Abdo, the Lebanese businessman housing Minsk's elite

Russia's Stroytransgaz harries US energy rescue plan for Lebanon

Baghdad and Beirut rush to select contractors for oil swap

Egyptian intelligence approaches Hezbollah to protect Gaza ceasefire

Siren Associates, linchpin of UK's security cooperation work, lands new deal in Lebanon

SGBL loses legal battle with sanctioned magnate Fadi Nasser's son

Beirut's passivity to Capital's arrival shows inclination for Russian aid

Paris keeps mum on list of sanctioned individuals

Iraq-Lebanon oil deal stuck between a rock and a hard place

CMA CGM has big plans for Lebanon

Wassim Mansouri being lined up to succeed Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salamé

Abbas Ibrahim provides Biden's after-sales service in Moscow

Riad Salamé assets probe points to Bank Audi

Nabil el Daher's Middle East contracts come back to haunt Airbus

New Internet platforms compete for information about Riad Salamé

Multiple investigations underway into BDL chief Riad Salamé

CMA CGM in pole position for Beirut port after German project rejected

Lebanese intelligence chiefs told to stem fuel drain on Syrian border Free

Macron initiative under pressure from complaint against Riad Salame

Qaiwan, the Iraqi oil firm behind Lebanon swap solution

Syria dominates Hezbollah's Moscow trip

Pasdaran beef up Hezbollah's cyber capacity

Abbas Ibrahim key to Beirut-Baghdad oil deal

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