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Lebanon has registered 844 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Eight more people have died, raising the death toll to 8,218
15 September 2021
Three companies begin offloading fuel tankers after rumored delays, three more to follow
BEIRUT — Following rumored delays, a fuel sector insider confirmed to L’Orient Today that three major fuel distribution companies had began offloading shipments after Banque du Liban executed...
Wael Taleb, 15 September 2021
Year-on-year inflation more than doubled in July, government data show
BEIRUT — Consumer prices more than doubled from July 2020 to July 2021, spurred by major increases in the prices of transportation and food, the latest data from Lebanon’s Central Administration...
Richard SALAME, 15 September 2021
Cabinet formation could be an opportunity to prosecute the MPs accused in the port explosion case
As the issue of MPs’ diplomatic immunity hampering the 2020 Beirut port blast investigation continues to rage across the country, a way around this pitfall appears to have emerged with the new...
Claude ASSAF, 15 September 2021
Lebanon to resume IMF talks, begin reforms, draft policy statement says
BEIRUT — The Lebanese government will resume negotiations with the International Monetary Fund while beginning reforms demanded by donors, according to a draft policy program that aims to tackle...
Laila Bassam, 15 September 2021
A fire broke out earlier Wednesday at a gas station in Saida and was extinguished by firefighting trucks, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. No casualties have been reported
15 September 2021
Cabinet to vote on draft ministerial statement tomorrow
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s incoming government will vote tomorrow on its ministerial statement, a key document that outlines the cabinet’s priorities and will be scrutinized by MPs when voting on whether...
15 September 2021
Foreign Affairs Ministry says it is implementing austerity measures at embassies and consulates abroad
BEIRUT — The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had begun implementing a series of measures to bolster the revenues of consulates and embassies abroad and reduce their...
15 September 2021
Rights groups urge international probe into Beirut port blast
BEIRUT — More than 140 human rights groups, survivors and relatives of victims of the Lebanon port blast called Wednesday for a UN-backed international, independent and impartial probe into the...
15 September 2021
In an open letter, nearly 150 rights groups, individuals and families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion have urged the UN’s Human Rights Council to launch an independent investigation into the blast, saying such a move would aid local investigative and judicial efforts
15 September 2021
Diab leaves before hearing, fuel shipments in limbo, BDL audit: Everything you need to know to start your day
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Hassan Diab left Lebanon for the United States on a pre-planned trip, less than a week before his hearing in the Beirut port...
