Presidential election: Nabih Berri’s red lines
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri chose to emerge from a long political silence on Aug. 31, the eve of the start of the presidential election period, to choose the successor of current President...
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Strike at Ogero: No solutions before next week
BEIRUT — Caretaker Telecommunications Minister Johnny Corm said Thursday in a press conference that there would be no solution to the strike of Ogero employees "before next week," adding that he...
1 September 2022
Imran Riza appointed as Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon
BEIRUT — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Imran Riza of Pakistan as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in the Office of the United Nations...
1 September 2022
Photographer Hasan Shaaban threatened again: makeshift device placed near his vehicle
BEIRUT — An electronic device connected to a bottle of gasoline was placed near the car of photographer Hasan Shaaban while it was parked in front of his home in Beit Yahoun, in the southern...
1 September 2022
UPDATE: Teargas and burning tires on the Tripoli-Deir Ammar highway during a protest against electricity cuts
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army on Thursday evening launched tear gas to disperse protesters who blocked the Minieh-Tripoli highway, in both directions, set tires on fire and held a sit-in for the...
1 September 2022
Three injured in shooting incident south of Sour
BEIRUT — A personal dispute escalated on Thursday into an exchange of fire in Ras al-Ain, south of Sour, injuring three people, according to the state-run National News Agency. The three...
1 September 2022
Generators: Price per kilowatt-hour increases on August bills
BEIRUT — The Ministry of Energy and Water raised the per-hour cost of private generators on Thursday, to be applied to August’s electricity bills, according to a statement released by the ministry....
1 September 2022
After reported cancer drug shortages, caretaker Health Minister confirms 'no theft'
BEIRUT — Caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad said Thursday that a digital traceability pilot project has revealed that there was “no theft or vaporization” of a cancer medication donated to the...
1 September 2022
Judicial investigation filed in tragic accident that killed George Al Rassi and Zina al-Murabi
BEIRUT — The tragic road accident that claimed the lives of singer George Al Rassi and his passenger and colleague Zina al-Murabi last Saturday, near the border between Lebanon and Syria, is now...
1 September 2022
Tarek, a cab driver forced to choose between his daughter and his brother
“A beggar extends his hand forward, a cab driver asks for alms by stretching it backward.” This is how Tarek, a 34-year-old cab driver, describes his daily life since the beginning of the crisis....
Magaly ABBOUD, 1 September 2022
UPDATE - Lebanese lira plunges again: dollar at over LBP 34,000 on the parallel market
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira, which recovered slightly against the greenback in the past week, again plunged in value shortly after 3.30 p.m Thursday, trading above LL 34,000 to the dollar on the...
1 September 2022
Iraq’s crisis in the eyes of Lebanese politicians
Institutional deadlock, sectarianism and polarization around Iranian influence — the political stalemate into which Iraq has plunged since its Oct. 2021 parliamentary elections has all the factors...
Salah HIJAZI, 1 September 2022
Internet services back online Thursday as Ogero workers continue strike
BEIRUT — Internet services that were out on Wednesday in many parts of the country appear to have returned on Thursday because of renewed state electricity to service stations, a source at Ogero...
Wael Taleb, 1 September 2022
Families of migrant boat victims find no closure in crisis-ridden Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — On the still blue bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of North Lebanon, the crew of the specialized exploration submarine Pisces VI found their first corpse. Captain...
Timour Azhari, 1 September 2022
Gasoline and gas cylinder prices slightly down, diesel prices up
Here are the new fuel prices announced this Thursday, Sept. 1 by the Lebanese Ministry of Energy: - 20 liters of 95-octane gasoline: 584,000 Lebanese pounds (- 5,000 LBP) ; - 20 liters of...
1 September 2022
Army helicopter intervenes to extinguish the fire near Tannourine Cedar Reserve
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army sent helicopters to extinguish a fire that broke out early Thursday morning, for the second time this week, at a forest near the Tannourine Cedar Reserve in northern...
Wael Taleb, 1 September 2022
Submarine crew departs, countrywide Ogero outage, cedar reserve damaged in wildfire: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The crew operating “Blue Whale,” the submarine which last week found the bodies of 11 people who sank during an informal...
1 September 2022
UNIFIL's mandate extended for another year
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2650 on Wednesday, extending the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year, until August 31, 2023. In...
