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22 March 2021, Syria, Idlib: A Syrian man inspects the damage in the aftermath of an airstrike that was allegedly carried out by Russian warplanes on a truck depot near Bab al-Hawa border crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border. Photo: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa
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20 March 2021, Palestinian Territories, Gaza: A man speaks to a police officer in the Electoral Commission building as the registration of party lists for the parliamentary elections in May 2021 begins in Palestine. dpa
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Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe
January 25, 2021 GMT
BEIRUT (AP) Lebanon’s foreign minister held talks Monday with the Swiss ambassador to Beirut after Switzerland started a probe into possible money laundering and embezzlement at the Mideast country’s central bank.
Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbi and ambassador Monika Schmutz Kirgoz did not offer comments following their meeting, saying only that the probe is a matter that judicial authorities are dealing with.
Switzerland’s attorney general said last week he has asked Lebanon for cooperation into the probe, without offering further details. It’s not clear what prompted the Swiss investigation. Lebanon is facing its worst economic and financial crisis in its modern history.
Lebanon: foreign minister requests secrecy in Central Bank probe
The Central Bank of Lebanon [Karan Jain/Flickr] January 26, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Lebanon s caretaker foreign minister has asked Switzerland to investigate his country s Central Bank Governor in secret.
Charbel Wehbe made his request in a meeting with the Swiss ambassador to Lebanon, Monika Schmutz Kirgoz, yesterday. Kirgoz refused to comment on the matter, telling Wehbe that the probe was a matter for the Swiss minister of justice and attorney general,
Arab News has reported. Despite the importance of this matter to the Lebanese public, absolute secrecy is required in response to what is being circulated through Lebanese media regarding this case, explained Wehbe. I hope that the Lebanese judiciary will have absolute freedom to make a statement and take the appropriate decision in this regard. He called on Lebanese media outlets to report the news as it is, without interpretation, additions, or switching wor
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