Two opposition lists withdraw from North I and Bekaa II
BEIRUT — Two opposition lists withdrew from the electoral race on Thursday evening, in the Bekaa II and North I (Akkar) districts. Here’s what we know: • In the Bekaa II...
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Interior Ministry releases polling workers' voter turnout in elections
BEIRUT — Around 84 percent of the 14,950 workers and clerks managing Lebanon’s 2022 parliamentary elections voted on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said in a press release. The parliamentary...
12 May 2022
Lebanon has registered 80 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. One person has died, raising the death toll to 10,404
12 May 2022
Expat voting: the FPM facing a poll it feared
He tried to postpone the day of reckoning, but with no success. On Friday and Sunday, Gebran Bassil came face-to-face with the election he most feared, while the popularity of his party, and more...
Yara ABI AKL, 12 May 2022
Derian receives Saudi, Qatari and Kuwaiti ambassadors ahead of parliamentary elections
BEIRUT — Grand Mufti Abdel-Latif Derian, the highest Sunni authority in Lebanon, on Thursday received the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, all of whom called for the Lebanese...
12 May 2022
LADE reports violations at polling stations as voting for election workers continues
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections reported violations during election workers’ polling on Thursday, adding that it is “concerned about the elections as some polling station...
12 May 2022
Foreign Ministry publishes final turnout figures for the expatriate vote in parliamentary elections
BEIRUT — The official and final participation rates, by continent, of the Lebanese registered abroad to vote in the country's parliamentary elections, were published Thursday by the Foreign...
12 May 2022
Almost one-third of Lebanon's labor force is unemployed: survey
BEIRUT — A labor force survey conducted in January 2022 showed that almost a third of Lebanon’s labor force is out of work, while the unemployment rate among the youth (15-24 year olds) has reached...
Kabalan Farah, 12 May 2022
Cabinet approves passport renewal ahead of Sunday's vote
BEIRUT — The cabinet began a meeting on Thursday shortly after 9:30 a.m. at the Baabda Presidential Palace under the chairmanship of President Michel Aoun, with around 49 items on its agenda....
12 May 2022
Decision reached to release Raja Salameh on bail of LL100 billion: judicial source
BEIRUT — A decision has been reached to release Raja Salameh, the brother of Lebanon's central bank governor, on bail of LL100 billion, or around $3.7 million at the parallel market exchange rate,...
12 May 2022
Lebanon's elections shun climate issues, despite fires, floods and power cuts
BEIRUT — Lebanon has seen raging forest fires, damaging floods and repeated power cuts that are bringing business to its knees. Yet climate change issues are largely absent from the political...
Tala Ramadan, 12 May 2022
Voting kicks off for election workers in second round of parliamentary polls
BEIRUT — The voting process for the 14,950 workers and clerks managing Lebanon’s 2022 parliamentary elections started Thursday morning in all districts. The ballot boxes were opened in the presence...
12 May 2022
Lebanon mourns Abu Akleh, schools closed for elections, creditors updated on IMF deal: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Alternative Press Syndicate in Lebanon held a protest in Downtown Beirut yesterday in response to Israeli...
