Amnesty urges end to immunity in Lebanon blast probe
BEIRUT — The rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Lebanon to lift the immunity of officials summoned in the Beirut port blast probe, warning that not doing so would be an...
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In a statement, Amnesty International has called on authorities to lift immunity granted to officials summoned by Judge Tarek Bitar, condemning Lebanese authorities for failing to hold anyone to account for the Aug. 4 blast
14 July 2021
‘Populous neighborhoods in Tripoli may soon spin out of control’
In his grocery store in Bab al-Tabbaneh, one of the poorest neighborhoods of Tripoli, Ihab Ksaïraoui does not hide his worry. “It’s the calm before the storm. The city is experiencing its worst...
Souhayb JAWHAR, 14 July 2021
Lebanon has registered 517 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Two more people have died, raising the death toll to 7,881
14 July 2021
Hariri proposes 24-member cabinet in what is seen as a last-ditch effort to break the government formation deadlock
BEIRUT — Prime Minister–designate Saad Hariri announced that he presented a cabinet lineup to President Michel Aoun and that Aoun is expected to decide whether to accept or reject it tomorrow. “I...
14 July 2021
Hariri has presented a 24-member cabinet proposal to Aoun and said he hopes for the president to announce whether he accepts or rejects it on Thursday
14 July 2021
Prime Minister–designate Saad Hariri has arrived at Baabda Palace to present a cabinet lineup comprising 24 ministers to President Michel Aoun, a Baabda source told L’Orient-Le Jour
14 July 2021
“Electoral management and supervisory bodies need to be fully empowered” ahead of the 2022 parliamentary elections in Lebanon, the EU delegation to Lebanon has tweeted, saying that an independent supervisory commission for the elections with a “properly sized budget” is essential
14 July 2021
Price increases leave 77 percent of people who menstruate unable to afford period products: Study
BEIRUT — Seventy-seven percent of women and girls surveyed by Lebanese feminist collective Fe-Male are having difficulty accessing menstrual products due to a steep rise in prices, a study released...
Emily Lewis, 14 July 2021
President Michel Aoun met his French counterpart’s North Africa and Middle East affairs advisor, Patrick Durel, this morning to discuss preparations for a third Paris-organized international conference in support of Lebanon, Aoun’s office has tweeted
14 July 2021
Caretaker Interior Minister Mohamad Fehmi will not reconsider his decision against permitting the prosecution of General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim in relation to the Aug. 4 Beirut port blast, his office tells L’Orient Today, adding that Fehmi contends to do so would be illegal
14 July 2021
President Michel Aoun has granted his exceptional approval to a decree establishing Aug. 4 as a day of national mourning. Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab gave his exceptional approval to the proposal last month
14 July 2021
Fuel prices have again increased. The price of a household gas cylinder has jumped by LL5,600 to LL51,500, while 20 liters of 95-octane gas has risen by LL1,700 to LL73,300; 98-octane, by LL1,600 to LL75,400; and diesel by LL1,000 to LL56,500
14 July 2021
Stung by Lebanon currency loss, UNICEF gives aid handouts in dollars
BEIRUT — The families of vulnerable children in Lebanon have started receiving UNICEF cash handouts in US dollars as the UN children’s fund seeks to put a stop to hefty losses in aid due to...
Timour Azhari, 14 July 2021
Police beat port blast protesters, Hariri to visit Baabda, public hospital threatens closure: All you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Riot police beat and tear gassed protesters attempting to storm Mohamed Fehmi’s Beirut residence. The protesters, including...
