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The Salameh Papers

Riad Salameh, a towering figure in Beirut. Nick Donaldson / Unsplash - Piotr Chrobot

Salameh accused of using embezzled millions to build property empire

The first definitive account of how prosecutors believe the Lebanese central bank governor and his accomplices stole up to $330m – and what they did with the money

Lebanon

Raja Salameh's international real estate empire, from Europe to the US

Lebanese central bank broker accused of 'extravagant' irregularities

Salameh's son and nephew named as 'money-laundering accomplices' in probe

Luxembourg-raided firms allegedly used by Salameh to funnel $100m out of Lebanon

More than £36m in UK property seized in Salameh probe

The Salameh Papers: Mona Issa El-Khoury's letter to The National



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