{
  "id": 11682068,
  "title": "Lebanon's former economy minister set to face trial on financial charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lebanons-former-economy-minister-set-to-face-trial-on-financial-11682068",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:26:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/10/03/lebanons-former-economy-minister-set-to-face-trial-on-financial-charges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lebanon's former Economy Minister Amin Salam is set to face trial on financial charges. The indictment, delivered by a Lebanese judge, is seen as a significant step toward accountability by a senior MP. Salam, who held the position from 2021 to 2025, is accused of various offenses including embezzlement, forgery, blackmail, bribery, and illicit enrichment. His co-defendants are his brother Karim and Elie Abboud, a former head of the certified accountants' syndicate. All three deny the charges, with Salam calling them \"attacks\" against him. The case was initially referred to a criminal court by Beirut judge Roula Osman. Salam was arrested last year following a complaint from Farid Al Bustani's committee, which alleged that overpriced contracts were awarded to foreign companies, funds were misappropriated from an insurance fund, and public resources were wasted. During his tenure, Salam served during Lebanon's 2019 financial crisis and in 2024 during Israel's war on Lebanon.",
  "summary": "A Lebanese judge has indicted former Economy Minister Amin Salam on financial charges, in a move that a senior MP said marked an important step on the \"path of accountability\". Mr Salam, who served as Minister of Economy and Trade from 2021-2025, is under investigation over claims of embezzlement, forgery, blackmail, bribery, and illicit enrichment. He is accused alongside his brother Karim, and…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Lebanon's former economy minister set to face trial on financial charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/lebanons-former-economy-minister-set-to-face-trial-on-financial",
        "published": "2026-10-03T12:26:22.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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