Charlie Hebdo doubles down on Iran leader cartoons
French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo doubled down on its ridicule of Iran's religious rulers on Tuesday, with fresh cartoons of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei despite protests from...
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Ministry clarifies law on income tax for foreign-based salaries, self-employed taxpayers
The Finance Ministry issued a statement Monday clarifying two measures related to income tax, whose calculation is deeply affected by the recently-ratified 2022 budget. Nadim Daher, an expert...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 10 January 2023
Iran issues another death sentence over Amini protests
Iran has sentenced another man to death in connection with the protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Tuesday. The Islamic Republic...
10 January 2023
Iran confirms 28-year jail term for Belgian citizen on spying charges
DUBAI — Iran confirmed on Tuesday a 28-year sentence imposed on a detained Belgian national, who will also receive 74 lashes, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Belgian national...
10 January 2023
US Navy says it has seized weapons en route from Iran to Yemen
The US Navy said Tuesday it had seized more than 2,000 assault rifles smuggled on a fishing boat along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen. The cargo was discovered on...
10 January 2023
United Arab Emirates to begin teaching Holocaust history
Two years after the signing of the Abraham Accords, the Emirati embassy in Washington, DC announced on Jan. 5 that the UAE will begin teaching Holocaust history in primary and secondary schools....
Philippine MASSON, 10 January 2023
BDL tightens the Sayrafa floodgates
Nearly two weeks after fully opening the floodgates, Banque du Liban (BDL) has finally narrowed the terms and conditions for the conversion of Lebanese lira into “fresh” dollars at its Sayrafa...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 10 January 2023
EU allocates €25 million to address food insecurity in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The European Union announced Tuesday that it has launched two new initiatives worth €25 million to provide support for “vulnerable people in Lebanon and to fight food insecurity.” “These...
10 January 2023
Government lifts baby formula subsidies
BEIRUT — The Lebanese government has lifted subsidies on baby formula, caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad said during a press conference Tuesday. Baby formula, which was still partially...
Zeina Anotnios, 10 January 2023
Egypt orders ministries to curb spending amid foreign currency crunch
CAIRO — Egypt's government has instructed ministries to cut non-essential spending until the end of the fiscal year in June as it tries to cope with continuing pressure on its currency...
10 January 2023
Armed depositor who held up bank in Nabatieh hands himself over to police
BEIRUT — An armed depositor who stormed a bank in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Tuesday to demand access to part of his $250,000 deposit handed himself over to the Internal Security Forces in the...
10 January 2023
Erdogan government aims to ban opposition party ahead of polls
Turkey's chief prosecutor made his final case in court Tuesday to shut down a Kurdish-backed opposition party before the country heads to the polls later this year....
10 January 2023
Iran to 'firmly punish' hijab violators
Iran's judiciary has ordered police to "firmly punish" people who violate the country's hijab law, a news agency reported Tuesday, after nearly four months of deadly protests against the measures....
10 January 2023
Relatives of Aug. 4 victims protest at Justice Palace
BEIRUT — Dozens of relatives of victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion gathered late Tuesday morning in front of Justice Palace to demand progress in the stalled investigation case....
10 January 2023
Parliament to convene for election session on Thursday
BEIRUT — A widely expected 11th session to try electing Lebanon's next president will take place Thursday at 11 a.m., Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said in a statement Tuesday. The first 10...
10 January 2023
Israel parliament begins vote on West Bank settler law
The Israeli parliament started voting overnight on reviving a law that gives settlers in the occupied West Bank access to civilian law, while their Palestinian neighbors face military courts....
10 January 2023
Iran weaponizing death penalty to frighten public: UN rights chief
Tehran is weaponizing the death penalty to punish individuals taking part in protests in order to strike fear into the Iranian population and stamp out dissent, the UN human rights chief said...
10 January 2023
Father who chained his son in Taanayel arrested
BEIRUT — A man was arrested in Taanayel in the Bekaa Valley by the Internal Security Forces for allegedly detaining his son and tying him to an iron chain in his house, the ISF said in a statement...
10 January 2023
Fuel prices increase, decrease in diesel oil for generators
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Tuesday announced an increase in fuel prices, while the price of diesel oil for private generators has decreased. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of...
10 January 2023
Hezbollah criticizes Charlie Hebdo after Khamenei cartoons
BEIRUT — Hezbollah on Tuesday criticized cartoons published last week by the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo depicting Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, deeming the drawings...
10 January 2023
Depositor opens fire on bank in Saida, no injuries
BEIRUT — A depositor fired a small gun at the entrance of BLOM Bank near Elia Square in South Lebanon's Saida Tuesday morning after an argument with one of the bank's employees, a police source...
10 January 2023
Egypt's December inflation accelerates to annual 21.3 percent
CAIRO — Egyptian annual urban consumer inflation in December rose to 21.3 percent from 18.7 percent in November, exceeding analyst expectations, data from the statistics agency CAPMAS...
10 January 2023
Public school teachers announce strike until end of week
BEIRUT — Public school teachers' unions across the country announced Monday night a strike from Tuesday to Sunday to protest deteriorating salaries and a lack of government assistance....
10 January 2023
Iran sentences former president's daughter to a five-year prison term
DUBAI — The activist daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said on Tuesday. The lawyer did not give...
10 January 2023
Cabinet to talk EDL credit, teachers strike, arrest made in church vandalism: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is expected to schedule a cabinet meeting to discuss the approval of a multi-million line...
10 January 2023
Geagea says 'ready' to meet with Bassil over compromise candidate
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Monday that he was ready to meet with Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil, while MPs have still not managed to elect a new head of state...
10 January 2023
Outrage as Iran hands down more death sentences over Amini protests
Iran has handed down three more death sentences for offenses related to the civil unrest triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Monday, fueling international protests against the...
