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In a televised address, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has called for the quick formation of the government, saying the holdup is a by-product of Lebanon’s constitution, which he says must be amended while respecting the “sectarian balance of power”
18 March 2021
Hariri says a new cabinet and IMF help are necessary to halt Lebanon’s collapse
BEIRUT — Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Thursday after a meeting with President Michel Aoun that forming a government that could re-engage with the IMF was the only way to halt the...
18 March 2021
Lebanon has registered 3,757 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Seventy-three more people have died, raising the death toll to 5,609
18 March 2021
Lebanon’s border with Syria at the crossings of Abboudieh and Masnaa have been partially reopened, allowing a limited number of people to travel between the two countries if they meet certain conditions
18 March 2021
Macron says he will push for a new approach on Lebanon
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would push for a new approach in the coming weeks on Lebanon as the country’s main actors had made no progress over the last seven...
18 March 2021
Local pharma company Pharmaline will import 1 million Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine doses, MP Nicolas Nahas, who sits on its parent company’s board, told L’Orient Today. The first batch of 50,000 is set to arrive in the next 10 days, a Health Ministry spokesman said
18 March 2021
Multiple roads across Lebanon have been closed in protest against deteriorating living conditions, local media report. Affected areas include the road leading to BDL in Beirut’s Hamra district, a road in Marjayoun and several streets in Tripoli and Jiyyeh
18 March 2021
Pharmacies close their doors as the lira’s rapid slide and drug shortages pile on pressure
BEIRUT — Pharmacists across Lebanon pulled down their shutters Thursday as part of a nationwide strike to protest the economic conditions that have left them unable to provide for patients’ needs....
Emily Lewis, 18 March 2021
Premier-designate Saad Hariri will meet with Michel Aoun again on Monday, he said following today's discussions with the president. He labeled the talks as "an opportunity" to form a cabinet that can work with the IMF and international community to restore confidence in Lebanon
18 March 2021
Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Ghada Aoun has postponed BDL Gov. Riad Salameh’s hearing on charges of transferring money outside of Lebanon until next week, the NNA reports
18 March 2021
Premier-designate Saad Hariri has arrived at Baabda Palace to meet with President Michel Aoun and discuss cabinet proposals. The two men have failed to agree a government lineup for almost five months
18 March 2021
Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni signed a decree for a LL15 billion treasury advance to the Higher Relief Commission to cover the costs incurred following protests in Tripoli in January. The decree has been referred to the General Secretariat of the cabinet
18 March 2021
The prolonged suspension of in-person schooling lays bare inequalities in access to education
BEIRUT — Schools are slated to gradually begin reopening their doors this coming Monday, but with caretaker Education Minister Tarek Majzoub’s conditions for a return to classroom learning still...
Emily Lewis, 18 March 2021
Judge Charbel Bou Samra has interrogated Beirut port customs chief Badri Daher on charges of financial embezzlement and the waste of public funds in connection with the “Captagon Prince” case, the NNA reports. Daher remains in detention in relation to the Aug. 4 port explosion
18 March 2021
A group of pharmacists protested in front of the Health Ministry, demanding assistance to import required quantities of medications and warning in a statement that they will “completely close down” if their demands are not met, the NNA reports
18 March 2021
Truck owners responsible for moving goods to and from Beirut port have halted work indefinitely, a spokesperson for the group told L’Orient Today, adding that work won’t resume unless they are paid in dollars instead of at the official exchange rate of LL1,507
18 March 2021
Pharmacies in Saida, Aley, Baalbeck and Metn have joined those in Nabatieh and Marjayoun that have closed in protest of medication shortages due to the high lira exchange rate with the dollar, the NNA reports. The pharmacies in Saida said they would open for emergency cases only
18 March 2021
After the Lebanese lira’s drop to record lows on Tuesday, the market value of the national currency has slightly appreciated. The dollar is now being sold at just below LL13,500 on the parallel market
18 March 2021
President Michel Aoun will meet with Premier-designate Saad Hariri at 3 p.m. today in Baabda Palace to examine draft cabinet proposals. Yesterday, Aoun and Hariri traded blame over failed efforts to agree a new cabinet
18 March 2021
Several pharmacies in Nabatieh and Marjayoun are closed this morning in protest of medication shortages due to the high lira exchange rate with the dollar, the NNA reports. The strike is expected to continue until noon
18 March 2021
Subsidies protests, dollar aid push, Aoun and Hariri fight: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Protesters demonstrated in front of the Economy Ministry in Beirut and the house of the caretaker finance minister against the...
18 March 2021
The scramble for gasoline continues as prices climb ever higher
BEIRUT — Queues formed at gas stations again Wednesday as motorists sought fuel amid rising prices and deepening economic uncertainty after the Lebanese lira fell to record lows this week. The...
