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Guterres emphasizes UN solidarity with Lebanese people during meeting with Aoun
BEIRUT — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres met with President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace hours after arriving in the country on Sunday. Following the meeting, the president’s...
19 December 2021
Batroun residents postpone protest at EDL branch, but area remains without power
BEIRUT — A protest scheduled to take place Monday in front of the Batroun branch of Electricite du Liban has been postponed, the committee following up on the electricity crisis in the area...
19 December 2021
Aoun signs off on line of credit for beleaguered telecoms provider Ogero: Kreidieh
BEIRUT — Imad Kreidieh, chairman of state telecommunications provider Ogero, tweeted Sunday that President Michel Aoun has signed a decree to grant Ogero an additional line of credit. Here’s what...
19 December 2021
Amal, Hezbollah discuss upcoming parliamentary elections in Bekaa
BEIRUT — Officials of the Shiite Amal Movement and Hezbollah met Sunday in Machghara, Bekaa for a preparatory meeting for legislative elections due to take place in 2022. The parties have decided...
19 December 2021
One dead, several injured in army bus crash in Bekaa
BEIRUT — A soldier died Sunday in a road accident in the Mreijat area of the Bekaa when a Lebanese Army bus crashed into a wall, L'Orient Today 's correspondent in the region reported. ...
19 December 2021
First of two batches of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the US arrives
BEIRUT — The first batch of an expected total of 613,340 COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, according to a statement released by the US Embassy. Here’s...
19 December 2021
UN secretary-general arrives in Lebanon on four-day visit
BEIRUT — The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Lebanon Sunday, the state-run National News Agency reported. Here’s what we know: • Guterres was...
19 December 2021
Money changers’ syndicate says BDL’s Sayrafa platform exchange rate is unusable because it doesn’t represent real supply and demand
BEIRUT — The Syndicate of Money Changers in Lebanon issued a statement Sunday listing the reasons why its members cannot base their lira exchange transactions on the central bank’s Sayrafa...
