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FILE - Riad Salameh, Lebanon's Central Bank governor, attends a news conference, in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges

By Fadi Tawil and Abby Sewell - Associated Press

FILE - Riad Salameh, Lebanon's Central Bank governor, attends a news conference, in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

FILE - Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2019. The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada Thursday slapped sanctions on Lebanon's embattled ex-central bank governor and four family members and close associates for corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department said. Salameh, 73, ended on July 31, 2023 his 30-year tenure under a cloud of investigation and blame for his country's historic economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

U.S., U.K., and Canada sanction Lebanon’s former central bank governor over corruption allegations

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Riad Salameh, center, Lebanon's outgoing Central Bank governor, greets employees at a farewell party marking the end of his 30 years in office outside the Lebanese Central Bank building, in Beirut, Monday, July 31, 2023. Lebanon's embattled central bank governor Monday ended his 30-year tenure. Meanwhile, his four vice governors, led by incoming interim governor Wassim Mansouri, urged the cash-strapped country's government for fiscal reforms at a news conference in that same building. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon’s central bank governor ends 30-year tenure under investigation during dire economic crisis

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Riad Salameh, Lebanon's Central Bank governor, smiles during a press conference in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. Salameh did not appear before French prosecutors for questioning in Paris, Tuesday May 16, 2023 in an ongoing European probe into alleged money-laundering and illicit enrichment. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

Riad Salameh, Lebanon's Central Bank governor, smiles during a press conference in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. Salameh did not appear before French prosecutors for questioning in Paris, Tuesday May 16, 2023 in an ongoing European probe into alleged money-laundering and illicit enrichment. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanon receives Interpol notice for its central bank governor who was no-show at Paris questioning

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon. A New-York-based company that was contracted by Lebanon's government to conduct a forensic audit of the country's central bank has decided to pull out of the deal because it was not able to acquire needed information and documents, Lebanese outgoing finance minister said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanon central bank governor denies transfer of capital

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

A damaged grain silo is surrounded by rubble and debris at the site of the Aug. 4 explosion that killed over 100 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction in the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon’s central bank may stop supporting basic subsidies

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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon. Salameh was touted as the guardian of Lebanon’s monetary stability as he steered the tiny country's finances through post-war recovery and various bouts of unrest for nearly three decades. Now, Lebanon’s long-serving central bank governor is being called a “thief” by some protesters, who accuse him of being part of the ruling elite whose corruption and mismanagement has driven the country to the edge of bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanon crisis brings mixed legacy for central bank governor

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

An anti-government protester confronts police with a stone during a protest against the deepening financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Hundreds of protesters set fire to two banks and hurled stones at soldiers, who responded with tear gas and batons in renewed clashes triggered by an economic crisis spiraling out of control amid a weeks-long virus lockdown. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s central bank governor defends his role amid crisis

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Lebanese riot police stand guard in front of a bank entrance, after the anti-government protesters try to destroy banks windows during a protest against the Lebanese central bank's governor Riad Salameh and against the deepening financial crisis, at Hamra trade street, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, speaks during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. Salameh pledged to safeguard the stability of the Lebanese currency and said the bank has taken measures to protect deposits. Salameh said at the press conference that the central bank will keep defending the currency peg, which has been stable since 1997. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s Central Bank tries to calm nerves amid crisis

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press