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A man, with a beard, talks to police as he holds hostages at gunpoint in Beirut,, Lebanon, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. A Lebanese security official says a man armed with a shotgun has broken into a Beirut bank, holding employees hostage and threatening to set himself ablaze with gasoline unless he receives his trapped saving. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Armed man demanding savings holds Beirut bank staff hostage

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

Indonesian Muslims pray spaced apart as they practice social distancing to curb the spread of the new coronavirus during an evening prayer called &quot;tarawih&quot; marking the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. Monday, April 12, 2021. During Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/ Achmad Ibrahim)

Muslims mark Ramadan amid virus surge and new restrictions

By AMR NABIL and NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

In this photo released by Lebanese government, Lebanese Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri, speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March. 22, 2021. Talks on the formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon collapsed Monday, heralding more economic and financial collapse for the small Arab country. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Official Government via AP)

Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

A protester holds an Arabic placard that reads: &quot;Soon $ 1 = 10,000 Lebanese pounds and if you are not happy, immigrate,&quot; during a protest against the economic and financial crisis, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 11, 2020. The Lebanese pound has hit a record low against the dollar on the black market as the country's political crisis deepens and foreign currency reserves dwindle further. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

Protests in Lebanon as local currency hits record low

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

A boy takes cover behind a burned car after clashes erupt between protesters and riot policemen during a protest against deteriorating living conditions and strict coronavirus lockdown measures, in Tripoli, north Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. Violent confrontations for three straight days between protesters and security forces in northern Lebanon left a 30-year-old man dead and more than 220 people injured, the state news agency said Thursday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Tense calm in northern Lebanese city after violent clashes

By FADI TAWIL - Associated Press

In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbi, left, meets with Switzerland's ambassador to Lebanon Monika Schmutz Kirgöz, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Wehbi held talks Monday with Kirgöz days after Switzerland started a probe into possible money laundering and embezzlement at the country's central bank. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe

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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. 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

Swiss attorney general investigates Lebanon’s central bank

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In this Thursday, June 11, 2020, file photo, an anti-government protester chants slogans as others burn wood and barriers to block a road during a protest against the political leadership they blame for the economic and financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon. In recent weeks, Lebanon has been looking for stronger economic relations with eastern countries including China, Iraq and Russia as western countries and oil-rich gulf states have abstained from helping Prime Minister Hassan Diab's government that is backed by Hezbollah and its allies. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla, File)

Lebanon looks to China as US, Arabs refuse to help in crisis

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

An anti-government protester holds a placard in Arabic that reads &quot;Soon $ 1 = 10000 Lebanese pounds, if you are not happy, immigrate,&quot; during a protest against the political leadership they blame for the economic and financial crisis, in front of the government house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 11, 2020. (AP Photo / Hussein Malla)

Lebanese major retailers to shut down amid economic crisis

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Shiite Hezbollah and Amal Movement groups stand in front of Lebanese army as they shout slogans against anti-government protesters, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators gathered in central Beirut Saturday, hoping to reboot nationwide anti-government protests that began late last year amid an unprecedented economic and financial crisis. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Clashes, tear gas in Beirut as protests turn to riots

By ZEINA KARAM - 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. 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

In this Saturday, May 23, 2020 photo, a nurse tests a Bangladeshi worker for the coronavirus, near a building where dozens of foreign workers living in overcrowded apartments have tested positive for the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. Some 250,000 registered migrant laborers in Lebanon — maids, garbage collectors, farm hands and construction workers — are growing more desperate as a crippling economic and financial crisis sets in, coupled with coronavirus restrictions. With no functioning airports and exorbitant costs of repatriation flights, many are trapped, unable to go home. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

In this Sunday, May 3, 2020, photo, balconies of an old building are reflected in the glass door of a closed bar during the coronavirus pandemic, in central Beirut, Lebanon. The owners of some of Lebanon’s best-known clubs have pulled together a three-day non-stop virtual music festival. This time, 150 DJs from around the world are playing for a cause. They're collecting donations for the thousands of servers, bartenders, waiters and other daily wage earners who have been without a job since coronavirus restrictions forced a shutdown in mid-March. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon restaurants partially reopen, face faltering economy

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Army soldiers face off with an anti-government protester during May Day protests near the Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 1, 2020. Hundreds rallied outside the country's central bank and in other parts of the country a day after the prime minister said he'll be seeking a rescue program from the International Monetary Fund to deal with a spiraling economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese protest despite government’s economic rescue plan

By HASSAN AMMAR - Associated Press

A Lebanese army soldier throws a tear gas canister towards anti-government protesters in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Hundreds took part in the funeral of a young man killed in riots overnight in Tripoli that were triggered by the crash of Lebanon's national currency that sent food prices soaring. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese PM says Cabinet will seek IMF financial assistance

By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

An anti-government protester stands on the top of her car shouting slogans and waving the Lebanese flag, during driving protest through the streets to express rejection of the political leadership they blame for the economic and financial crisis, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Lebanon's parliament began Tuesday a three-day legislative session at a Beirut theater so that legislators can observe coronavirus social distancing measures, as protests against the country's ruling elite in the crisis-hit country resumed. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

President Michel Aoun, center, speaks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Zeina Akr, center, right as Prime Minister Hassan Diab, center left, looks on during the cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. A new Cabinet has been announced last night in crisis-hit Lebanon, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests against the country's ruling elite. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese Cabinet faces multiple challenges, growing unrest

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Lebanese President Michel Aoun, center, meets with Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab, right, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, left, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue

By ZEINA KARAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

Riot policemen watch flames rise from the tents of anti-government protesters, which where set on fire by civilian men believed to be the private unit of the parliament guards, during ongoing protests against the political elites who have ruled the country for decades, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. Riot police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon near parliament in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters after riots broke out during a march against the ruling elite amid a severe economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police

By SARAH EL DEEB and ANDREA ROSA - Associated Press