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Lebanon s central bank chief threatens to sue Bloomberg over report of possible U S sanctions

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Riad Salameh, Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, attends the UAE-Lebanon Investment Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Satish Kumar BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s veteran central bank governor, Riad Salameh, said on Friday he would file a series of lawsuits against Bloomberg after it published a report saying the United States was weighing sanctions against him. Washington denied on Friday that it was considering imposing sanctions on Salameh, whose role in the country’s financial meltdown has come under intense scrutiny. Reporting by Yara Abi Nader and Ellen Francis; Editing by Edmund Blair

Aid groups offer Lebanon s migrant workers a virus lifeline

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read BEIRUT (Reuters) - As Lebanon grapples with surging coronavirus infections and a financial crisis that has crushed its economy, migrant workers often cannot find the care they need if they test positive. Slideshow ( 5 images ) Desperate workers from Africa and Asia are turning to charities and aid organisations. There are hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in Lebanon but rights groups say its labour laws do not provide adequate protection or health cover. Hospitals are running out of capacity to treat critically ill patients as a result of a spike in infections since the Christmas and New Year holidays. Lebanon has registered 328,016 cases and 3,803 deaths.

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