Nasrallah speaks Tuesday evening during Ashoura
BEIRUT — Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah spoke Tuesday evening, on the fourth night of Ashoura , urging people to be “patient” as the “enemy wages a different war on Lebanon.” Here’s what we...
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Two years in, what's next for the Beirut port silos?
BEIRUT — Following the collapse of four grain silos at the Beirut port, experts said Tuesday that the collapse of additional silos from the northern block is “inevitable,” adding that “the...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 2 August 2022
In Rmaish, a ‘bloodbath was avoided by a hair’s breadth’
At first, it seemed of little concern: a matter of young people chopping wood last week near the border with Israel. But things quickly spiraled when members of Green Without Borders, an NGO known...
Jeanine JALKH, 2 August 2022
Finance and Budget Committee meets to discuss updates to 2022 budget
BEIRUT — The Finance and Budget Committee, headed by Member of Parliament Ibrahim Kanaan, and in the presence of Finance Minister Youssef Khalil, held a meeting Tuesday to follow up on the study of...
2 August 2022
Ibrahim Hoteit calls out port investigation judge Tarek Bitar: 'You are now our adversary'
BEIRUT — Ibrahim Hoteit, spokesperson for one of the two rival groups representing the relatives of the victims of the Beirut port blast, attacked on Tuesday the investigating judge on the case,...
2 August 2022
Details of march to commemorate port blast anniversary announced
BEIRUT — A march organized by a group including families of the victims, rights groups and activists will take place Thursday to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port...
2 August 2022
What is Israel’s price for giving up the Qana field?
US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Sunday as part of his ongoing efforts to mediate between Israel and Lebanon over disputed maritime borders off the Mediterranean coast. As is the case...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 2 August 2022
The misfortune of being a judge in a crisis-hit Lebanon
Barely a week after having rendered an important decision concerning the country’s ruling and financial class, the investigating judge on the case, B.N., received a call.On the other end of the...
Nada MAUCOURANT ATALLAH, 2 August 2022
Why the demolition of the Beirut silos is not as simple as it seems
The two methods that could be considered, namely implosion or a steel wrecking ball, are costly processes and risk triggering the population’s trauma. Activists, meanwhile, continue to call for the...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 2 August 2022
Man shoots at municipality head in Bekaa's Arsal
BEIRUT — An individual on Tuesday infiltrated the municipality of Arsal in the Bekaa with a pistol, where he shot at the head of the municipality several times, although he did not hit him,...
2 August 2022
Lebanon allows departure of ship accused of carrying stolen Ukrainian grain
BEIRUT — Lebanon's top prosecutor has lifted his seizure order on a ship accused by Ukraine of carrying stolen flour and barley, allowing it to sail after finding "no criminal offense...
2 August 2022
Former minister convicted of smuggling explosives with intent to kill released from prison
BEIRUT — Former Lebanese Minister and consultant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Michel Samaha, was released from jail on Tuesday after serving his term, a judiciary source confirmed to...
Wael Taleb, 2 August 2022
Turkey delivers 90 tons of medical supplies, including ICU medications, to Public Health Ministry
BEIRUT — Caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad accepted 11 containers of medical supplies, including ICU medications, on Tuesday morning from Turkish ambassador to Lebanon Ali Barış Ulusoy, the...
2 August 2022
Several media outlets have been referred to the judiciary over elections coverage violations
BEIRUT — The Supervisory Commission for Elections, which monitored the 2022 parliamentary polls, said Tuesday that it has referred several media outlets to the Publications Court for violating the...
Wael Taleb, 2 August 2022
Army fired upon in village in Baalbeck-Hermel after intervening in armed dispute
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army came under fire on Tuesday morning in the Saraaine area of Baalbeck-Hermel, after intervening to control an armed clash between two men, L’Orient Today’s correspondent...
2 August 2022
Residents in southern Lebanon village protest year-long government water cutoff
BEIRUT — Dozens of Beit Yahoun residents gathered in the southern Lebanon village Tuesday morning to protest what they said was a year-long municipal water cutoff. Here’s what we know: ...
Fatima Ali Ahmad, 2 August 2022
New fuel prices: 20 liters of 95- and 98-octane gasoline decreased by LL11,000, reaching LL581,000 and LL593,000, respectively.
2 August 2022
Turkey expects daily departures from Ukraine after first grain ship sails
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkey expects roughly one grain ship to leave Ukrainian ports each day as long as an agreement that ensures safe passage holds, a senior Turkish official said Tuesday after...
Orhan Coskun and Can Sezer, 2 August 2022
Ambivalence, distrust in government among portside residents as Aug. 4 anniversary nears
BEIRUT — “What will happen to us that is worse than what happened to us on Aug. 4?” Many people living or operating businesses in the neighborhoods close to the Beirut port — the carpenter in...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 2 August 2022
Grain en route, ‘optimism’ at maritime meeting, judicial assistants end strike: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, carrying grain from Ukraine, left Odesa bound for Lebanon on Monday with 27,000 tons of grain,...
