BEIRUT: A Lebanese man was released on bail this week after a fortnight in detention for taking people hostage and threatening to blow a bank up while trying to withdraw $50,000 of his own money. Abdullah Al-Saii armed himself with a gun, grenade and bottles of benzene before entering a branch of the Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries (BBAC) in Jeb Jannine in Bekaa Valley,
Bank staff in Lebanon have called for extra security measures after a man took hostages and threatened to blow up a branch in Bekaa Valley this week. Le
BEIRUT: Bank staff in Lebanon have called for extra security measures after a man took hostages and threatened to blow up a branch in Bekaa Valley this week. Lebanese security forces arrested Abdullah Al-Saii on Tuesday after the incident at the Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries branch in Jeb Jannine as he attempted to withdraw $50,000 of his own money. Armed with a gun, a
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday reiterated his determination to work in cooperation with parliament and the government as the country prepare
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday reiterated his determination to work in cooperation with parliament and the government as the country prepares to begin its negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Speaking during the traditional annual meeting with members of the diplomatic corps, the president also confirmed that the parliamentary elections would