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More than 400,000 families have registered to date for two long-awaited social assistance programs: Social Affairs Ministry
BEIRUT— The number of Lebanese families registered for two long-awaited cash social assistance programs has reached 410,000, or 1.6 million individuals, from different regions across Lebanon,...
10 January 2022
Reading in times of crisis: Lebanon’s bookstores and bibliophiles battle through the storm
BEIRUT — Inside Halabi Bookshop, tucked away in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the crowded Qasqas area of Beirut and steps away from the Shatila Palestinian camp, readers find a peaceful...
Tala Ramadan, 10 January 2022
Vast majority of public schools did not resume classes today: Education Ministry
BEIRUT — Just “10 percent of public schools and 70 percent of private schools across Lebanon opened their doors” on Monday, an Education Ministry spokesperson told L’Orient Today . All schools had...
Wael Taleb and Rana Tabbara, 10 January 2022
Jordanian LGBTQIA activist detained in Beirut has been released
BEIRUT – A Jordanian LGBTQIA human rights defender and refugee detained in Beirut in late December has been released. Speaking to L’Orient-Today, an Amnesty International source confirmed that the...
Mohamad El Chamaa, 10 January 2022
Mobile telecoms networks down in Nabatieh area
BEIRUT — Residents of the Nabatieh area in South Lebanon Monday lost all telecommunication services from the Alfa and Touch mobile telephone networks, the state-owned National News Agency reported,...
10 January 2022
Is tension between the Lebanese Forces and the Future Movement flaring ahead of parliamentary elections?
Nothing seems to be going right between the two old allies of the March 14 camp. On Jan. 5, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said in a tweet, “the Sunni majority is [his] natural ally at the...
Salah Hijazi, 10 January 2022
Amal says it will attend national dialogue 'despite its agenda'
BEIRUT — The Amal Movement party announced in a statement Monday that it is willing to participate in the national dialogue called for by President Michel Aoun on Dec. 27 “despite its agenda.”...
10 January 2022
Parliamentary committee approves new law lifting banking secrecy, paving the way for a forensic audit of BDL
BEIRUT — Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee Monday approved a law that lifts banking secrecy from central bank’s accounts, which would allow a financial audit of BDL to take place, the...
Kabalan Farah, 10 January 2022
Grenade found in building in Tripoli
BEIRUT — A hand grenade was found on Monday in a building in Tripoli, our correspondent in the city reports. Here’s what we know: • The Lebanese Army quickly deployed to the...
10 January 2022
Retired ISF members protest against hospital refusals
BEIRUT — Retired members of the Internal Security Forces gathered on Monday across Lebanon to protest against the alleged refusal of hospitals to receive them and their families, L’Orient Today’s...
10 January 2022
Mikati lands in Egypt for World Youth Forum
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati landed in Egypt on Monday morning, at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, to participate in the World Youth Forum, Mikati said...
10 January 2022
Protestors in Jub Jennin demonstrate against electricity rationing
BEIRUT — Residents of Jub Jennin, in West Bekaa, demonstrated Monday morning against the severe rationing of electricity in front of several institutions in the locality, denouncing the "broken...
10 January 2022
Schools reopening, beginning of an extraordinary Parliament session, candidate filing period opens for May elections: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Schools across Lebanon are reopening today, with a variety of COVID-19 restrictions in place, while some schools postponed the...
