Ex-Israeli PM wants to 'topple' Netanyahu, and Riad Salameh to be released from prison


Yasmeen Altaji
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Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert says he is on a mission to help topple Benjamin Netanyahu. The US is offering new incentives for Lebanon. Riad Salameh is to be released from prison.

On today's episode of Trending Middle East:

Israel's Ehud Olmert on mission to topple Benjamin Netanyahu

Beauty and beast versus 'animalistic' media: Barrack and Ortagus in awkward Beirut briefing

Lebanon's ex-Central Bank chief Riad Salameh to be released on $20m bail

This episode features Nada AlTaher, senior reporter; Nada Homsi, Beirut correspondent; and Nada Maucourant Atallah, Beirut correspondent.

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Updated: August 27, 2025, 6:35 AM
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