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The Higher Judicial Council has approved the caretaker justice minister's proposal of Tarek Bitar as the new lead investigator into the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, our sister publication L'Orient-Le Jour reports, adding that the judge has yet to accept the appointment
19 February 2021
The Higher Judicial Council has approved the caretaker justice minister's proposal of Tarek Bitar as the new lead investigator into the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, our sister publication L'Orient-Le Jour reports, adding that the judge has yet to accept the appointment
19 February 2021
Lebanon has signed an agreement to obtain 1.5 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses, caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan told Al-Mayadeen television
19 February 2021
Lebanon has registered 2,255 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Fifty-one more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 4,257
19 February 2021
Beirut blast victims' families protest after lead investigator removed from role
Families of people killed in the Beirut port explosion last August protested on Friday for a second day after a court removed the lead investigator into the blast in a severe setback to their...
Maha El Dahan, 19 February 2021
The Lebanese army says it distributed over LL2.75 billion today in aid to owners of homes damaged by the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, covering 446 residential units. The disbursement is set to continue Monday
19 February 2021
Families of victims of the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion blocked the road leading to the Adlieh roundabout, near the Justice Palace in Beirut, with tires and other obstacles, the NNA reports
19 February 2021
The caretaker premier held a meeting on the proposed World Bank social safety net program, which is awaiting parliamentary approval, attended by a World Bank official. Hassan Diab highlighted the necessity of a “unified and transparent database for the distribution of loan funds”
19 February 2021
Relatives of victims of the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion are continuing to stage protests in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut against the judiciary’s decision to remove Judge Fadi Sawwan, the lead investigator in the case, following calls for demonstrations
19 February 2021
Domestic workers who leave their jobs can no longer be accused of a crime. Here's why that's important
BEIRUT — Last week, Lebanese General Security issued a decision to no longer allow employers to file criminal complaints against migrant domestic workers for “running away” from their workplace....
Emily Lewis, 19 February 2021
The logic of the lira: The Lebanese currency is back trading above LL9,000 to the dollar. Here’s why
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira’s value had held stable on the parallel market for nearly a month, until it plunged Thursday to as low as LL9,550 to the dollar, its lowest level since last summer. For...
Omar Tamo, 19 February 2021
Three suspects involved in smuggling people from the al-Abdeh shore in Akkar to Cyprus have been arrested, the Internal Security Forces said in a statement. All three have admitted to being involved in smuggling some 60 individuals, most of whom are Syrian nationals
19 February 2021
Families of the victims of the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion have called for a protest at 12 p.m. in front of the Justice Palace. Judge Fadi Sawwan was recused from the explosion investigation yesterday, bringing the probe back to square one over six months after the disaster
19 February 2021
Port explosion probe on hold, Lebanese lira slide, by-elections promise: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The investigation into the Aug. 4 Beirut explosion was put on hold indefinitely , raising concerns the probe could...
