DRC : Saleh Assi, a businessman shunned by his Lebanese compatriots

As he shuttles between Kinshasa, Beirut and Paris – where he owns an apartment on the very chic Avenue Bosquet in the 7th arrondissement – Lebanese businessman Saleh Assi knows he is being watched. Since December 2019, he has been under US sanctions for his alleged role as a financier of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, which Washington deems to be a terrorist organisation. Assi's presence on the US Treasury [...]

Dec 7, 2025 - 16:43
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DRC : Saleh Assi, a businessman shunned by his Lebanese compatriots
As he shuttles between Kinshasa, Beirut and Paris – where he owns an apartment on the very chic Avenue Bosquet in the 7th arrondissement – Lebanese businessman Saleh Assi knows he is being watched. Since December 2019, he has been under US sanctions for his alleged role as a financier of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, which Washington deems to be a terrorist organisation. Assi's presence on the US Treasury [...]

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