Monday, 26 Oct 2026 26 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut
📰 3 sources 3 articles · 26 Oct 2026, 12:57 → 31 minutes ago

Judicial investigations of Riad Salameh in the BankMed file and Saeed lawsuit

The story covers judicial investigations in Lebanon involving former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, including a session before Advocate General Samranda Nassar in the file of Alaa Al-Khawaja's ownership of BankMed shares, alongside a lawsuit filed against him by Saeed. Reports also said he is moving under escort between courts and investigation departments.

📍 Where things stand: Judicial proceedings against Riad Salameh remain ongoing, with him moving under escort between courts and investigation departments, without further information on upcoming sessions.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 26 Oct 2026, 12:57 Reports indicated that Lebanon's Public Prosecution is investigating former Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh in the lawsuit filed against him by Saeed, without further details.
  2. 26 Oct 2026, 13:09 The investigation session with Riad Salameh before Advocate General Samranda Nassar ended, in the presence of his lawyer Mark Habqa, in the file of Alaa Al-Khawaja's ownership of BankMed shares. The session lasted two hours, and Nassar conducted a detailed and technical investigation into the acquisition process, comparing the file technically and legally.
  3. 26 Oct 2026, 16:00 Media reports said Riad Salameh is moving under escort between courts and investigation departments in Lebanon, within the judicial proceedings against him, without further details on the sessions or the relevant departments.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

One source focused on the Public Prosecution opening an investigation into Saeed's lawsuit, another on details of the BankMed session before the Advocate General, and a third on Salameh moving under escort between courts and investigation departments.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
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