Lebanon discussed at Macron, MBS meeting
BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as "MBS," spoke about Lebanon during their meeting in Paris on Friday. Macron reportedly informed...
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Kareem Shuhaibar and his mother’s famous voice note recipes
His Instagram page got more than 75,700 followers in just two years. It features videos and recipes of classic Lebaneses favorites like tabbouleh, rez a djej,sheikhel mehchi, dictated by Josleen....
Carla HENOUD, 16 June 2023
Iran, Hezbollah, anti-Semitism: 29 years since the Buenos Aires bombing
BEIRUT — On Thursday, the Argentinian judiciary requested an international arrest warrant for four Lebanese nationals suspected of “secondary capacity” participation in the July 18, 1994 attack...
Philippine MASSON, 16 June 2023
Ogero receives $13.25 million for fuel oil purchases, maintenance
BEIRUT — Lebanon's public fixed-line and internet operator Ogero received $13.25 million on Friday, transferred by the Banque du Liban (BDL) at the request of the Ministry of Finance. This...
Mario DOUEIRY, 16 June 2023
Thank You, Dodo: a graphic novel raising the voice of migrant workers
With an economic crisis that has burdened the entire population, society’s most vulnerable have often found themselves affected the worst. This is the case of domestic workers who arrive in...
Nada GHOSN, 16 June 2023
UN refugee agency resumes West Bank services after strike
GENEVA — The UN Palestinian refugee agency said on Friday it had resumed delivering services in the West Bank after a months-long strike that affected thousands. The United...
16 June 2023
Bou Saab calls for early parliamentary elections
BEIRUT — Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab on Friday called for early parliamentary elections in an attempt to break the presidential election deadlock, the state-run National News Agency...
16 June 2023
Presidential election: no ‘Plan C’ for the opposition
After MP Michel Moawad and Jihad Azour, what is next for the opposition parties? This question is particularly directed towards the Lebanese Forces (LF), Kataeb, and the Progressive Socialist Party...
Yara ABI AKL, 16 June 2023
Poisoning of Aley dogs highlights weak animal welfare protections
ALEY, Lebanon — On a Tuesday night in late May, residents of Aley found a disturbing sight: several dogs dead and dying from apparent poisoning. The residents found stashes of poisoned chicken...
Richard SALAME, 16 June 2023
Jordan says it downs second drone from Syria this week
AMMAN — The Jordanian army shot down a drone carrying weapons from Syria on Friday, the military said, the second time this week Jordan has downed an unmanned aircraft flying into its territory...
16 June 2023
Accident in Zouk Mosbeh power plant causes electricity cuts in Metn, Kesrouan
BEIRUT — Workers are still repairing part of the state-run Zouk Mosbeh power plant north of Beirut Friday after a small explosion Wednesday led to electricity cuts in Metn and Kesrouan, a source...
16 June 2023
One million children displaced in Sudan war: UNICEF
The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than one million children including 270,000 in the Darfur region, the United Nations children's agency said, warning many more were at "grave risk."...
16 June 2023
Central Med migrant crossings to EU doubled since early 2022: Frontex
The number of migrant crossings through the central Mediterranean to the European Union "more than doubled" in 2023 compared to the same period last year, the EU's Frontex agency said Friday....
16 June 2023
Lebanon support group urges MPs to 'assume responsibilities' and elect president
BEIRUT — The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) on Friday urged Lebanese political leaders and MPs to "assume their responsibilities" and elect a new president to end a more than...
16 June 2023
UAE cinemas scrap Spider-Man film featuring trans flag
Sony's latest Spider-Man animation will not hit the silver screen in the United Arab Emirates, a cinema company said Friday, following backlash over an expression of support for transgender rights....
16 June 2023
Russia to open branch of its Israel embassy in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Russia's embassy to Israel will open a branch office in Jerusalem as part of an agreement with the city, the embassy and an Israeli foreign ministry official said on Friday....
16 June 2023
Hope fades for survivors of migrant boat disaster off Greece
Greek rescuers on Friday scanned the Ionian Sea by air and boat for survivors of a migrant boat sinking, as hope faded of finding more people alive two days after the disaster....
16 June 2023
Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month
Sudan's devastating war raged on into a third month Thursday as the reported death toll topped 2,000 and after a state governor was killed in the remote Darfur region....
16 June 2023
Donors pledge $6 billion for Syria at EU-hosted conference
BRUSSELS — International donors pledged 5.6 billion euros ($6.13 billion) at an EU-hosted conference in Brussels on Thursday to help Syria where an earthquake in February compounded the plight...
16 June 2023
Syrians need 'way more' than pledged relief funds, ICRC says
BEIRUT — War-weary Syrians are in such dire straits that they require "way more than what is possible today," the International Committee of the Red Cross's regional chief said on Thursday as a...
16 June 2023
Lebanon foreign minister says UAE lifts visa ban
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has lifted a visa ban on Lebanese nationals, Lebanon's foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib told Reuters on Friday, following a temporary suspension over "security...
16 June 2023
Prices of gasoline slightly down
BEIRUT — The prices of diesel and fuel oil slightly increased while the prices of gasoline decreased, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry on Friday morning. Here are...
16 June 2023
Argentina seeks arrest of four Lebanese over 1994 Jewish center bombing
Argentina on Thursday sought an international arrest warrant for four Lebanese citizens suspected of involvement in a 1994 bomb attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and...
16 June 2023
Berri sets legislative session, teacher arrested, bank depositors protest in Sin al-Fil: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri yesterday scheduled a legislative session for Monday after the joint parliamentary committees...
