Does Hezbollah need Hariri more than Bassil now?
In just a few years, Hezbollah has gone from being a party on the fringes of the Lebanese political scene to being its arbiter. The Lebanese political game, by its nature, cannot be dominated by...
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Électricité du Liban’s chief also said that a third fuel tanker will unload its cargo for the two Turkish power barges off Lebanon’s coast once Banque du Liban’s letter of credit for the shipment is confirmed, with delivery expected before the end of the week
2 March 2021
The head of Lebanon’s state electricity firm told L’Orient Today that he expects tankers to deliver fuel to the Deir Ammar and Jiyyeh power plants, where fuel stocks are running low, between Wednesday and Thursday. The country has been suffering from increased power outages
2 March 2021
Lebanon has registered 3,098 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Sixty-two people have died, bringing the death toll to 4,805
2 March 2021
Protests ignite in squares and streets throughout Lebanon in the wake of the lira's record plunge
BEIRUT — Protests have broken out across the country after the value of Lebanese lira dropped to record lows Tuesday. At noon, exchange shops were selling the US dollar for LL10,000 for the first...
Emily Lewis, 2 March 2021
A reporter and cameraman for Al-Jadeed were attacked and had their camera broken by protesters as they arrived at the Ring Bridge to cover a roadblock there, Al-Jadeed reports
2 March 2021
Protesters have blocked multiple roads in Beirut, including the Ring Bridge, Dora, Beshara al-Khoury and the Shatila Tunnel, the Traffic Management Center reports
2 March 2021
Demonstrators have blocked roads across the country, including in Taalabaya and Marjayoun and on the Beirut Airport highway, in protest against deteriorating living conditions and the value of the Lebanese pound dropping to record lows of LL10,000 to the dollar
2 March 2021
The syndicate added that insurers have not responded to its request to raise the official cost, or tariff, of a kidney dialysis session from LL154,000 to LL266,000 in line with the devaluation of the Lebanese pound and the increase in equipment and maintenance costs for hospitals
2 March 2021
The Syndicate of Private Hospitals warned in a statement that hospitals may ask kidney disease patients to pay out of pocket for dialysis to make up the difference between the sum covered by insurers and the actual cost of equipment and treatment
2 March 2021
The Military Court of Cassation has accepted an appeal of the conviction and 3-year prison sentence of activist Kinda al-Khatib on charges of collaborating with Israel, and the case will be re-tried from the beginning, Khatib's lawyer Joceline Al-Rai told L’Orient Today
2 March 2021
President Michel Aoun has said the country is in “dire need” of expatriates who can establish firms in Lebanon to provide job opportunities. His remarks followed a meeting with the head of the Lebanese University and came as the lira hit an all-time low on the parallel market
2 March 2021
For the first time in Lebanon’s history, the exchange rate at shops selling dollars has hit LL10,000. The previous highest daily rate registered was LL9,800 to the dollar, recorded on July 2
2 March 2021
Lebanese lira drops to record low of LL10,000 to the dollar as political stalemate persists
BEIRUT — As hard currency reserves at the central bank dwindle toward a critical level, the Lebanese lira continued its free fall on Tuesday, hitting a record low against the US dollar amid a...
Omar Tamo, 2 March 2021
Electricity woes, World Bank deadline, demands for justice: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Poor weather and late payments have hindered the restoration of Lebanon’s already-beleaguered power supply, according to the...
