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We're not going to lie: the reasons for having any hope in this country may seem slim lately. It took only one short month for Najib Mikati’s cabinet to halt work due to internal disputes....

10 November 2021

An Ogero substation connected to a central office in Jbeil was broken into and robbed, forcing it offline, the state-run telecoms provider wrote in a tweet, adding that maintenance on the substation has begun to bring operations back

10 November 2021

The LAF reported five arrests in Hermel today, including a suspect charged with dealing drugs, terrorizing local residents and assaulting a Syrian national; a man allegedly in possession of 10 kilograms of hashish wanted for killing a soldier; and an alleged arms and drug dealer

10 November 2021

The Civil Defense extinguished a second fire in a tank at an oil refinery in Beddawi, north of Tripoli. The cause of the fire is unknown. Another fire had broken out at the same facility overnight, and the Civil Defense had worked for five hours to bring the blaze under control

10 November 2021

One hundred thousand Lebanese have registered to vote abroad in the upcoming parliamentary elections, with 10 days left in the registration period, according to the nonprofit organization Impact Lebanon’s Sawti (“My Voice”) initiative

10 November 2021

Public Works Minister Ali Hamieh has announced that his ministry will launch an international tender tomorrow at 11 a.m. for entities interested in managing, operating and maintaining the Beirut port’s container terminal, the NNA reports

10 November 2021

A newspaper’s story: The Daily Star’s nearly 70 years of ups and downs

BEIRUT — On Nov. 1, the few remaining employees of Lebanon’s long-running English-language newspaper The Daily Star were notified that their employment had been terminated the previous day and...

Mohamad El Chamaa, 10 November 2021

Gas prices are set to rise again after BDL told fuel distributors it will now subsidize only 90 percent of fuel costs and that they will have to secure the other 10 percent in “fresh” dollars, fuel distributor syndicate head Fadi Abou Chakra told L’Orient Today

10 November 2021

Lebanon has registered 1,004 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Five more people have died, raising the death toll to 8,561

10 November 2021

Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain warn of consequences of prolonged diplomatic rift with the Gulf

BEIRUT — During a meeting with Premier Najib Mikati on Wednesday, the recently expelled Lebanese ambassadors to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain reportedly warned that “every day a resolution to the crisis...

10 November 2021

Extreme poverty confronts UN delegate during fact-finding visit to Tripoli

TRIPOLI — After patiently waiting in line, Umm Mustafa extended two grubby plastic containers to a soup kitchen volunteer, who ladled in rice and stewed greens. It would be the only meal the...

Maya Gebeily, 10 November 2021

Like the Titanic — Lebanon’s orchestra keeps playing as country sinks

BEIRUT — As Lebanon’s national orchestra prepared for its season-opening concert with half its musicians absent, conductor Lubnan Baalbaki faced a dilemma — attempt a piece made for a full...

Timour Azhari, 10 November 2021

Kuwait reportedly suspends tourist visas for Lebanese passport holders

BEIRUT — Amid an ongoing diplomatic rift, Kuwait has halted processing tourist visas for Lebanese citizens, the Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas reported Wednesday. Here’s what we know:    ...

Tala Ramadan, 10 November 2021

Justice minister slams protesters’ violation of Justice Palace

BEIRUT — Justice Minister Henri Khoury on Wednesday criticized the entry of protesters into the Justice Palace the previous day and warned against transforming the port blast investigation into a...

10 November 2021

Firefighters extinguish overnight blaze at Beddawi oil refinery

BEIRUT — A fire broke out on overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in a reservoir at the Beddawi oil refinery north of Tripoli. Civil Defense teams worked for five hours to bring the blaze under...

Tala Ramadan, 10 November 2021

Appeals court judge suspended, more drug subsidies to end, diaspora vote complications: All you need to know today

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . In the latest twist in an increasingly dizzying series of legal maneuvers around the Beirut port blast investigation, the Court...

10 November 2021

Fuel prices have once again increased. The official prices of 20 liters of 95-octane and 98-octane gasoline are now set at LL308,500 and LL317,600 respectively, while the same quantity of diesel is LL292,600. Cooking gas now costs LL251,100 per cylinder

10 November 2021