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EU to adopt sanctions regime for Lebanon leaders, France says
PARIS — The European Union on Monday agreed to adopt a sanctions regime for Lebanese leaders by the end of July, France said, in an effort to force a stable government to emerge from nearly a year...
12 July 2021
Lebanon has registered 150 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Two more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,877
12 July 2021
Public institutions and municipalities will close July 20–22 to mark the occasion of Eid al-Adha, cabinet’s secretariat has announced
12 July 2021
Électricité de Zahle issued a statement saying that it will end its power rationing starting today. EDZ, which until recently provided 24/7 electricity to Zahle and 16 surrounding villages, last week began rationing power for industrial customers amid Lebanon’s fuel crisis
12 July 2021
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said no one involved in the Aug. 4 blast will have immunity “regardless of their position” if the judiciary follows “the law and Constitution.” Berri is leading a group of MPs studying a request to lift immunity from three MPs in the case
12 July 2021
Ex-Renault boss Ghosn rejects blame in Dieselgate probe
PARIS — The former Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn denied any responsibility in Renault’s alleged cheating on emission tests for diesel vehicles during more than six hours of questioning in...
12 July 2021
A century of alliance between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon’s Christians
In the war between the axis of resistance and that of Arab countries and Western powers, Bkirki, the seat of the Maronite Church, made its choice — a very long time ago. On July 8, which marked...
Mounir RABIH, 12 July 2021
Caretaker Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi has issued a decision banning fuel storage inside residential buildings, shops, and warehouses located in residential areas
12 July 2021
Generator subscription prices will double due to the rising cost of fuel, Abdo Saade, head of the private generator owners’ syndicate, said during a TV interview this morning. Saade highlighted that this means a monthly 5 ampere subscription will now be priced at LL1 million
12 July 2021
No power, no paper, no ink: The shambolic conditions inside Lebanon’s administrative departments
“I used to have hair,” Adib* says, sitting behind his mukhtar ’s (local mayor’s) desk, in a Beirut neighborhood. On the wall behind him hangs an imposing photo of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri....
Salah Hijazi, 12 July 2021
Blackouts continue, bread prices rise, outcry over infant’s death: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Electricity supply volatility persisted over the weekend, with two power plants briefly going offline before the arrival of fuel...
