Fire in Akkar's Safinat al-Kaytaa extinguished
BEIRUT — Firefighters, Civil Defense, the Lebanese Army and volunteers from the area and the Akkar volunteer firefighting group managed to extinguish the fire that had broken out in the locality of...
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Lebanon has registered 243 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. One person has died, raising the death toll to 10,443
10 June 2022
Maritime border demarcation: protest movement MPs on shaky ground
This is the first time that the 13 so-called MPs of change agree on a sensitive issue, namely the maritime border demarcation. When Energean's floating gas production rig docked in a disputed...
Jeanine JALKH, 10 June 2022
Parliamentary committees: who's in?
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Parliament convened on Friday in a plenary session and elected the members of the last two parliamentary committees — the Health, Labor and Social Affairs Committee as well as...
Kabalan Farah, 10 June 2022
‘The presidential election ... will happen’: Mikati assesses the political landscape
BEIRUT — “The presidential election may be delayed, but it will happen,” declared caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati Friday. He spoke on the sidelines of a meeting in Amman where he is attending...
10 June 2022
Bakery syndicate federation stages sit-in, demands say in bread pricing
BEIRUT — The Federation of Bakery Syndicates held a sit-in at the Economy Ministry Friday to protest the price of Arabic bread set by the state, the state-run National News Agency reported....
10 June 2022
Passport electronic platform will open again Monday, General Security says
BEIRUT — Starting Monday, Lebanese citizens will be able to make an appointment on the General Security online platform to obtain a passport, the General Security announced in a tweet on Friday....
10 June 2022
Blaze is subdued in Beirut’s south-eastern suburbs Friday
BEIRUT — A fire broke out around noon Friday, in a structure facing the Fayadieh military academy in the south-east suburbs of Beirut, devastating a green space bordering the road. Here’s what...
10 June 2022
Search continues for survivors in Italian chopper crash
BEIRUT — A civilian helicopter carrying six passengers, including two Lebanese citizens, disappeared in northern Italy Thursday, according to reports in the state-run National News Agency. Here’s...
10 June 2022
Washington clears one barrier in Lebanon’s thorny energy deals with Egypt and Jordan
BEIRUT — The United States granted Lebanon “preclearance” Thursday to import natural gas from Egypt and electricity from Jordan via Syria despite Caesar Act sanctions, US Senior Advisor for Energy...
10 June 2022
Tremor measuring 4.8 on Richter scale recorded between Lebanon and Cyprus
BEIRUT — An earthquake at sea, between Lebanon and Cyprus, was recorded Friday at dawn, the state-run National News Agency reported, adding that the tremor caused no damage. Here’s what we know:...
10 June 2022
New fuel prices: 20 liters of 95-octane and 98-octane gasoline increased by LL24,000, reaching LL666,000 and 677,000, respectively. 20 liters of diesel increased by LL40,000 reaching LL683,000. A cylinder of household gas now costs LL358,000, down LL4,000
10 June 2022
Nasrallah weighs in, election workers go unpaid, premier-designate selection to begin: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Hassan Nasrallah said last night that although his party won’t take part in the negotiations over the disputed maritime boundaries with Israel, Hezbollah “does not want a war, yet is not afraid of...
