Coal mine explosion in northern Turkey traps 49 people
ISTANBUL — A coal mine explosion believed to be caused by a transformer in Turkey's northern Bartin province left 49 workers trapped on Friday, Governor Nurtac Arslan was reported as saying....
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Lira hits new record low of LL40,000 against the dollar
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira hit a record low Friday night, trading at LL40,000 to the dollar on the parallel market. This new record comes just days before the anniversary of the Oct. 17,...
14 October 2022
On anniversary of Tayyouneh, Senior Amal official calls clashes 'an indescribable crime'
BEIRUT – Senior Amal Movement official Moustafa al-Fouani spoke Friday during the first anniversary of the Oct.14 Tayyouneh clashes to accuse "those who shot" at his party members of "wishing to...
14 October 2022
‘Low’ risk of cholera spreading to Lebanon’s public water infrastructure, experts say
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s first cholera outbreak in nearly three decades has spread in rural areas in the north of the country, raising concerns about the possibility of the disease reaching more people...
Richard SALAME, 14 October 2022
Amnesty slams Lebanon's ‘voluntary return' of Syria refugees
Amnesty International urged Lebanese authorities on Friday to reconsider their “voluntary returns” policy for Syrian refugees, saying it puts refugees at “risk of suffering from heinous abuse.”...
14 October 2022
Hardline rebels sweep across north, 27 killed in clashes
IDLIB/BEIRUT – Hardline rebel fighters in northern Syria have clawed territory away from their Turkey-backed rivals this week in clashes that have left more than two dozen dead, the factions and a...
14 October 2022
Three birds with one stone: Why Hezbollah blocked this week’s presidential vote
“It is a waste of gasoline for nothing.” This ironic remark by MP Paula Yacoubian sums up the parliamentary session that was supposed to be held on Thursday to elect a new president but was...
Yara ABI AKL et Salah Hijazi, 14 October 2022
‘Contaminated’ medicine kills at least 10 children
SANAA — Contaminated medication smuggled into war-torn Yemen has killed at least 10 children being treated for leukemia in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa, local authorities said Friday....
14 October 2022
Bassil, sanctioned by the US, says he played behind-the-scenes role in border talks
BEIRUT — Gebran Bassil, a leading Lebanese politician who is sanctioned by the United States, said on Thursday he played a behind-the-scenes role in US-brokered talks to delineate Lebanon’s...
14 October 2022
Qatar wants to be part of the gas exploration consortium off Lebanon: Fayad
BEIRUT — Qatar wants to join the consortium formed by energy companies TotalEnergies and Eni, which are licensed to explore potential gas fields off the Lebanese coast, caretaker Energy Minister...
14 October 2022
Residents of Tayyouneh area look back one year after deadly clashes
BEIRUT — The horns of impatient motorists blare in the October heat. Employees emerge from their offices after the day's work. In a local cafe, men kill time smoking hookahs. Busy women do their...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 14 October 2022
Iran deploys heavy police force as unrest reaches fourth week
DUBAI — Iranian police deployed heavily on Friday in a predominantly ethnic Arab city after activists called for protests, a witness said, as the nationwide unrest showed no sign of abating....
14 October 2022
Egypt, Israel, Palestinian negotiations to exploit gas off Gaza
Underlying the agreement announced by Lebanon and Israel on their maritime border, negotiations on the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean are taking place between Egypt, the...
14 October 2022
Erdogan tells government to start work on Russian gas hub
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan backs the Kremlin's idea of creating an international gas hub in Turkey and wants his government to quickly present implementation plans, Turkish media...
14 October 2022
France, the other mediator in the maritime deal
A flurry of diplomatic activity was required for the conclusion of the maritime border demarcation agreement between Lebanon and Israel. The United States played the leading role, through its...
Jeanine JALKH and Élie MASBOUNGI , 14 October 2022
A presidential vacancy would 'weaken the position' of Lebanon, warns Catherine Colonna
BEIRUT — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna met with Lebanon's president, caretaker prime minister and Parliament speaker Friday morning as part of a visit aimed at highlighting the...
14 October 2022
New increase in fuel prices
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry announced new increased fuel prices on Thursday morning. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline: LL730000, up by LL13,000...
14 October 2022
António Guterres 'welcomes' the maritime border agreement between Lebanon and Israel
BEIRUT — The United Nation's Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the formal deal between Lebanon and Israel to settle their maritime boundary dispute, which was mediated by the United...
14 October 2022
Berri: No need to discuss the maritime border agreement in Parliament 'because it is not an agreement with Israel'
BEIRUT — Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri said that the maritime border agreement between Lebanon and Israel does not need to be discussed in Parliament "because it is not an...
14 October 2022
Turkey's Parliament adopts media law jailing those spreading 'disinformation'
ANKARA — Turkey's Parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading "disinformation,"...
14 October 2022
One Palestinian killed and another critically injured in Israeli West Bank raid
One Palestinian was killed and another seriously injured on Friday in an Israeli army raid in the northern part of the occupied West Bank in the city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry said....
14 October 2022
A commercial ship collides with a Tripoli island, all passengers rescued
BEIRUT — A commercial ship collided on Thursday evening with an island off of Tripoli's coast, North Lebanon, sustaining minor damages as all passengers were evacuated and rescued, our...
14 October 2022
Second presidential election session fails, maritime border deal approved, bank holdup depositors released: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . "We are surely heading towards a presidential vacancy," Progressive Socialist Party MP Marwan Hamadeh said after...
14 October 2022
Exclusive: Maritime agreement ‘signal of hope,’ says UK’s new ambassador to Lebanon
In his first interview since assuming his post in August, new UK Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell praised the maritime border agreement that was finalized — pending ratification by both the...
