Canada Joins US, Britain in Sanctioning Lebanese Trio Accused of Embezzlement
Canada is joining peers in leveraging sanctions on a trio of people tied to an alleged embezzlement scandal at Lebanon’s central bank. Riad Salameh, right, Lebanon's outgoing Central Bank governor, greets employees at a farewell ceremony marking the end of his 30 years in office outside the Central Bank building, in Beirut, July 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP/Hassan Ammar