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Nasrallah added that Bitar should have questioned President Michel Aoun -- a Hezbollah ally -- former President Michel Sleiman and previous prime ministers instead of focusing solely on former Prime Minister Hassan Diab
11 October 2021
Regarding the port blast investigation, Nasrallah accused the investigating Judge Tarek Bitar of "not learning from his predecessor's mistakes and actually being worse." He claimed that Bitar has been biased in his questioning requests and is working for political objectives
11 October 2021
Nasrallah said Hezbollah will continue to bring Iranian diesel for distribution in preparation for the upcoming winter season and has delayed receiving gasoline. The third shipment from Iran had been expected to contain gasoline rather than diesel
11 October 2021
Nasrallah also suggested that the government should accept the Iranian offer to build power plants and said that if officials are afraid of American sanctions, they should request an exceptional approval from the US to take the Iranian offer
11 October 2021
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech that his party wants to hold parliamentary elections on time and will support votes for the Lebanese diaspora although it might harm his party due to difficulties campaigning overseas, as well as reducing the voting age to 18
11 October 2021
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi has rejected Beirut blast Judge Tarek Bitar's request to prosecute General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim, a ministry spokesperson told L'Orient Today. Former Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi had also previously rejected Bitar's request
11 October 2021
Despite promises of equity, some refugees and migrants have been denied the COVID-19 vaccine
BEIRUT — Despite official promises that COVID-19 vaccines would be available to all residents of Lebanon without discrimination, some refugees and migrants in Lebanon have been denied access to the...
Tala Ramadan, 11 October 2021
The parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee has approved a proposed law to lifts banking secrecy for all public employees, the NNA reports. The proposal must now be approved by the full Parliament before taking effect
11 October 2021
Lebanon has registered 202 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Four people have died, raising the death toll to 8,389
11 October 2021
Amendments to the electoral law: Who is proposing what?
As in every election season, the political caste has brought up a list of proposed amendments to the election law ahead of the 2022 vote. The elections, which are due to be held in the spring —...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 11 October 2021
Lebanon’s top Sunni authority, Dar al-Fatwa, has announced that the celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad will fall on Monday, Oct. 18
11 October 2021
The Court of Cassation dismissed complaints filed against Beirut port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar by MPs and former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter, citing a lack of jurisdiction, the NNA reports. Two other complaints are pending against Bitar at the court
11 October 2021
Pubic schools in Lebanon began reopening today as planned, while schools that had not opened for registration previously began doing so and will start up again at the end of the week, Manal Hdaife, a member of the Public Primary Schools Teachers League, told L’Orient Today
11 October 2021
The fire at the Zahrani facility has been contained and Energy Minister Walid Fayad has been sent to Zahrani to assess the situation, Premier Najib Mikati has said, according to a tweet from his media office
11 October 2021
Oil storage tank on fire in southern Lebanon, witness reports
BEIRUT — A fire broke out on Monday at a fuel storage tank at the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon, and firefighters were attempting to control the blaze, a Reuters witness said....
11 October 2021
A large fire has broken out in a tank at the Zahrani power plant, the NNA reports. The fire’s cause has not been identified. The plant went offline in recent days duel to fuel shortages but went back online yesterday after receiving fuel from the Lebanese Army
11 October 2021
EDL’s limited services restored, public schools reopen, 2022 elections date debate: What to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The limited power supply from the state electricity company, Electricité du Liban, was restored yesterday after a complete...
