European investigators questioned two BDL auditors
BEIRUT — On Tuesday, European investigators questioned two financial auditors who examined the accounts of the Banque du Liban. The measure was part of European investigations into the corruption...
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Russia, Syria, Iran and Myanmar not invited to King Charles' coronation
Britain has not issued invitations to King Charles' coronation ceremony to the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Syria, Afghanistan and Venezuela, a British source said on Tuesday....
2 May 2023
Is the cabinet trying to sneak formal capital controls in through the back door?
Is Najib Mikati’s cabinet, which formally resigned in May 2022 and now operates in a caretaker capacity, sneakily trying to regularize the restrictions that the Lebanese banking sector imposed...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 2 May 2023
Generators: price of kWh slumps 5.36 percent in April
BEIRUT — The price of the kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity supplied by owners of private generators fell in April, following a 31.4 percent increase in March, due to the Lebanese lira's relative...
2 May 2023
Interior Minister announces new measures targeting Syrian refugees
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced new measures on Tuesday targeting Syrian refugees, calling on Lebanon's eight governates to contribute to a newly-launched...
2 May 2023
Angry cab drivers mobilize across Lebanon
On Tuesday, angry taxi drivers protested against deteriorating working conditions and "unfair competition" from private drivers. Protesters blocked several roads across Lebanon, notably in downtown...
Mario DOUEIRY, 2 May 2023
Gaza factions claim responsibility for rockets fired at Israel
GAZA — An umbrella group representing armed factions in Gaza, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for rockets fired into Israeli-controlled territory following...
2 May 2023
Rockets fired from Gaza toward Israeli territory after death of Palestinian hunger striker
JERUSALEM — Sirens warning of incoming rockets sounded in Israeli-controlled areas near Gaza, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, in the second salvo since the death of a Palestinian prisoner...
2 May 2023
To whom does Cleopatra belong?
She left little written evidence, if any at all. What we know about Cleopatra comes from the reports of others who were sensitive to the mood of an era marked by Octavian’s propaganda about her....
Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 2 May 2023
From Bkirki, Bou Saab calls for dialogue
BEIRUT — Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab urged Tuesday for "dialogue" between various parties to end Lebanon's presidential vacuum, now entering its seventh month. Former President...
2 May 2023
WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters
GENEVA — The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found after a risk assessment that there was a "moderate risk" related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's...
2 May 2023
Turkish raid prompted ISIS leader to detonate suicide vest
ANKARA/BAGHDAD — ISIS leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi's six-month rule ended when he detonated a suicide vest during a Turkish special forces raid in northwest Syria on Saturday after refusing to...
2 May 2023
MBS: From one extreme to another
Bashar al-Assad won the war in 2016, when Iranian militiamen and Russian warplanes helped recapture east Aleppo from the opposition. Since then, the balance of power on the ground has constantly...
Anthony SAMRANI, 2 May 2023
More than 100,000 refugees crossed from Sudan to neighboring countries: UN
GENEVA — A United Nations refugee official said on Tuesday that more than 100,000 refugees have now crossed from Sudan to neighboring countries to escape the conflict that erupted last month....
2 May 2023
Decrease in fuel prices
BEIRUT — Fuel prices decreased in Lebanon on Tuesday morning, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane...
2 May 2023
Syrian refugee restrictions, BDL audit hearing, new VAT rate: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar said Lebanon needs a “solution to reduce tensions” amid aggressive policing of...
2 May 2023
Israeli strikes kill soldier, put Aleppo airport out of service: State media
Israeli strikes targeted north Syria's Aleppo province late Monday, killing a soldier and wounding seven people including two civilians and putting the area's international airport out of service,...
2 May 2023
US calls on Lebanese parliament to elect president
The United States on Monday called on Lebanon’s parliament to elect a new president, as the country marks six months without a leader at the helm amid grinding political and economic...
2 May 2023
Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
JERUSALEM/GAZA — A prominent Palestinian militant died on Tuesday in Israeli custody after an 87-day hunger strike, authorities said, the first such fatality in more than three decades, and...
