https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AUkRItRGsRs/youssef-diab RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 23:42:46 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/israel-expands-war-on-hezbollah-in-lebanon-as-crisis-grows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-12/israel-expands-war-on-hezbollah-in-lebanon-as-crisis-grows Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:38:08 GMT A man walks amid damaged buildings following overnight airstrikes in Beirut on March 12. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/lebanon-reels-under-waves-of-israeli-strikes-displacements https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-06/lebanon-reels-under-waves-of-israeli-strikes-displacements Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:03:45 GMT Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, on March 6. Photographer: Ibrahim Amro/AFP/Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-17/israel-iran-conflict-finds-hezbollah-conspicuous-by-its-absence https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-17/israel-iran-conflict-finds-hezbollah-conspicuous-by-its-absence Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:58:50 GMT Demonstrators wave flags of Hezbollah and Iran during a rally in Tehran, on June 14. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-22/parliament-veteran-jaber-proposed-as-lebanon-finance-minister https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-22/parliament-veteran-jaber-proposed-as-lebanon-finance-minister Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:03:14 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-08/lebanon-set-to-elect-president-in-wake-of-israel-hezbollah-war https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-08/lebanon-set-to-elect-president-in-wake-of-israel-hezbollah-war Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:23:38 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/lebanon-taps-dollar-reserves-to-support-battered-currency-as-conflict-extends https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/lebanon-taps-dollar-reserves-to-support-battered-currency-as-conflict-extends Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:54:35 GMT Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Beirut on Nov. 12. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-17/pagers-in-lebanon-blast-including-hezbollah https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-17/pagers-in-lebanon-blast-including-hezbollah Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:41:21 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/lebanon-s-ex-top-banker-remains-in-custody-over-graft-charges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/lebanon-s-ex-top-banker-remains-in-custody-over-graft-charges Thu, 05 Sep 2024 10:05:54 GMT Riad Salameh, governor of Lebanon’s central bank, speaks during a news conference at the bank’s headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/israel-kills-hezbollah-commander-as-fears-grow-of-new-war-front https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/israel-kills-hezbollah-commander-as-fears-grow-of-new-war-front Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:43:13 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-02/lebanon-to-free-ship-accused-of-carrying-stolen-ukrainian-grain https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-02/lebanon-to-free-ship-accused-of-carrying-stolen-ukrainian-grain Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:57:53 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-31/lebanon-seizes-ship-accused-of-carrying-stolen-ukrainian-grain https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-31/lebanon-seizes-ship-accused-of-carrying-stolen-ukrainian-grain Sun, 31 Jul 2022 09:55:47 GMT A picture shows a view of the bow of the grain-laden Syrian-flagged ship Laodicea, docked in Lebanon's northern port of Tripoli, on July 30, 2022. - A Lebanese prosecutor ordered "the seizure of the ship until the investigation is completed", instructing the police to consult the Ukraine embassy after it claimed that the grain cargo was loaded from a region occupied by Russian forces. (Photo by Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP) (Photo by FATHI AL-MASRI/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-21/lebanon-judge-charges-central-bank-chief-with-money-laundering https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-21/lebanon-judge-charges-central-bank-chief-with-money-laundering Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:12:23 GMT Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut on November 11, 2019. - Lebanon's central bank said it would strive to maintain the local currency's peg to the dollar and ease access to the greenback after weeks of mass protests. For two decades, the Lebanese pound has been pegged to the greenback at around 1,500 pounds to the dollar, and both currencies have been used interchangeably in daily life. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/lebanon-holds-central-bank-chief-s-brother-on-graft-allegations https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-17/lebanon-holds-central-bank-chief-s-brother-on-graft-allegations Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:27:37 GMT Riad Salameh, governor of Lebanon's central bank, speaks during a news conference at the bank's headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Salameh said authorities have no plans to impose formal capital controls or a haircut on depositors as a way to resolve the country’s financial crisis. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-12/lebanese-judge-issues-warrant-for-ex-minister-over-port-blast https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-12/lebanese-judge-issues-warrant-for-ex-minister-over-port-blast Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:44:39 GMT Firefighters extinguish flames at nearby damaged buildings following a large explosion at the Port of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. An explosion at Lebanon’s main port rocked the capital Beirut and its suburbs, sending plumes of smoke into the skyline. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-02/lebanon-probe-renews-push-to-charge-top-officials-for-port-blast https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-02/lebanon-probe-renews-push-to-charge-top-officials-for-port-blast Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:05:06 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-31/ghosn-s-french-accusers-set-to-interrogate-fugitive-in-beirut https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-31/ghosn-s-french-accusers-set-to-interrogate-fugitive-in-beirut Mon, 31 May 2021 05:00:00 GMT Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan chief executive officer, pauses during a news conference at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) in Jounieh, Lebanon, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. China has emerged as a crucial market for Japan’s second-biggest automaker by output as it struggles to recover from a boardroom scandal surrounding former chairman Carlos Ghosn and a sales slump that threatens its alliance with Renault SA. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-09/turkish-firm-threatens-to-switch-off-lebanon-s-power-boats https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-09/turkish-firm-threatens-to-switch-off-lebanon-s-power-boats Sun, 09 May 2021 06:05:42 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/lebanese-judge-charges-central-bank-governor-over-fx-misuse https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/lebanese-judge-charges-central-bank-governor-over-fx-misuse Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:56:47 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/lebanon-central-banker-meets-prosecutor-on-alleged-fund-transfer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/lebanon-central-banker-meets-prosecutor-on-alleged-fund-transfer Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:39:04 GMT Riad Salameh https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-24/french-investigators-to-meet-carlos-ghosn-in-beirut-on-jan-18 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-24/french-investigators-to-meet-carlos-ghosn-in-beirut-on-jan-18 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 14:47:56 GMT