Why Riad Salameh’s future is hanging by a thread
In office since 1993 and long considered one of the essential cogs of the Lebanese political and economic system, central bank governor Riad Salameh appears to have been sitting on an ejector seat...
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Protesters have blocked the main road in the Furn al-Shubbak area on the outskirts of Beirut with burning tires, demanding transparency for the Aug. 4 Beirut port blast probe, local media report
18 February 2021
Lebanon has registered 2,730 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Fifty-four more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 4,206
18 February 2021
Families of victims of the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion are burning tires outside the Justice Palace in Beirut to protest the decision to remove the judge leading the probe into the blast
18 February 2021
Families of victims of the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion are gathering in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut, protesting against the judiciary’s decision to remove the judge in charge of the probe
18 February 2021
The Lebanese army says it disbursed approximately LL2.5 billion in aid to owners of homes damaged by the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, covering 404 housing units. The distribution is set to continue tomorrow and will cover the Khandaq al-Ghamiq, Zoqaq al-Blat and Bashoura areas
18 February 2021
The Beirut port blast investigation is on hold after a court decision to remove the judge in charge of the probe
BEIRUT – In a move that appears likely to further delay accountability for the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, Lebanon’s highest appeals court decided Thursday to remove the lead investigator probing...
Ghada Alsharif, 18 February 2021
Lebanon’s Court of Cassation has issued a decision to remove Judge Fadi Sawwan from the Beirut port explosion probe, judicial sources tell L’Orient Today. The motion to have him removed was originally submitted by two ex-ministers Sawwan had charged with criminal negligence
18 February 2021
For the first time since July 3, the exchange rate at shops selling dollars has risen to LL9,500. Yesterday, the exchange rate hit LL9,000 to the dollar after the lira traded at just shy of this figure for nearly a month
18 February 2021
Judge Fadi Sawwan has summoned State Security chief Maj. Gen. Tony Saliba for questioning tomorrow over the Beirut port explosion, a judicial source told L’Orient Today
18 February 2021
Lebanon will hold parliamentary by-elections by the end of March, caretaker Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi told Speaker Nabih Berri, the NNA reports. Ten out of 128 seats are vacant. Eight MPs resigned following the Aug. 4 explosion and two MPs died due to COVID-19
18 February 2021
Judge Fadi Sawwan has rescheduled the questioning of ex-minister Youssef Fenianos over the Beirut blast to Feb. 23. The hearing was due to occur today, but Fenianos said he would not attend, claiming his summons violated criminal procedures, the NNA reports
18 February 2021
Storm Joyce is expected to intensify later today, bringing with it thunderstorms, heavy rains and further snowfall in mountain areas. Temperatures will hit a low of 5 degrees Celsius in coastal areas, a meteorology report from Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport states
18 February 2021
The Wolf of Wall Street — Lebanese style: Small-scale depositors say banks duped them into buying preferred shares
BEIRUT — Sleiman had saved $200,000 over a 15-year career working as a small business owner in Sur. In late 2015, Sleiman said, the manager at his local Fransabank branch promised him a “risk-free”...
Georgi Azar, 18 February 2021
Ex-minister snubs Beirut blast probe, power cuts and winter storm: Everything you need to know this Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Ex-minister Youssef Fenianos will not honor his summons for questioning today before the lead investigator probing the Aug. 4...
