Israel military admits it uses armed drones
JERUSALEM — Israel's military censors have lifted a ban on reporting the country's use of armed drones, an official said Wednesday, ending an open secret by admitting that the armed forces have...
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Fire in Akkar under control
BEIRUT — The fire that broke out in the forests of Qabeit Akkar, North Lebanon, is completely under control following efforts from the Civil Defense volunteers at the Sadaqah Center, the Akkar...
20 July 2022
Lebanon beats China in Asia Cup quarter-finals, on to semis
BEIRUT — The Lebanese national basketball team won on Wednesday the quarter-final match of the men’s Asia Cup against China with a three points difference, according to the Federation of...
20 July 2022
Arrest of the archbishop of Haifa: a message from Hezbollah to al-Rai?
On Monday, the Maronite Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land, Moussa al-Hage, arrived at the Naquoura crossing in Lebanon from his episcopal see in Haifa, where he was arrested by the Lebanese...
Fady NOUN, 20 July 2022
Fire rages near residential areas in Akkar
BEIRUT — A fire erupted on Wednesday in the village of Qabeit Akkar, for reasons still unknown amid very high temperatures in the country, L’Orient Today’ s correspondent in North Lebanon...
20 July 2022
Nasrallah comments on war with Israel, says war 'not inevitable'
BEIRUT — Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday that war with Israel is “not inevitable,” following recent repeated threats of war from Hezbollah and Israel at a time when...
20 July 2022
Lights, nature, bass: AFAC concert marks 15 years supporting the arts
BEIRUT — Among the tall pine trees and relative calm of nature around Beirut’s Hippodrome in its Corniche al-Mazraa area, a large crowd eagerly awaits, with heads pointed toward the stage. It’s...
Tamara Rasamny, 20 July 2022
At BDL, Ghada Aoun returns to the fray, in vain
There was a chaotic atmosphere on Tuesday in front of the Banque du Liban headquarters in Beirut. Mount Lebanon Public Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun returned to fray against BDL Governor Riad Salameh...
Claude Assaf, 20 July 2022
Window of opportunity to settle maritime dispute with Israel will close, US envoy cautions
BEIRUT — The head of the American Task Force for Lebanon and former US Ambassador to Morocco Edward Gabriel on Wednesday said that there is an “opportunity” to settle the maritime border dispute...
20 July 2022
Aoun signs off on new social assistance for civil servants, but public sector strike to continue regardless
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun has signed a decree to give temporary social assistance to all workers in the public sector, and to retirees who benefit from a retirement pension, the Presidency...
Ghadir Hamadi, 20 July 2022
A vision that transforms the Murr Tower into a cemetery
“The idea of a cemetery is a local contextual response to the needs of the city’s inhabitants. In densely populated Beirut, finding one’s final resting place will soon no longer be possible,”...
May MAKAREM, 20 July 2022
Beirut and Mount Lebanon bakery owners' syndicate head resigns
BEIRUT — The head of the bakery owners’ syndicate in Mount Lebanon and Beirut, Ali Ibrahim, on Wednesday announced his resignation from his position and said that he “cannot do anything anymore to...
20 July 2022
League of Civil Servants to maintain open strike despite social assistance announcement
BEIRUT — The League of Civil Servants stated Tuesday evening that it will maintain its open strike, which started on June 13, in protest of the deterioration of working conditions despite social...
20 July 2022
All that glitters: The origins, use and first attempted sale of Lebanon's gold reserves
BEIRUT — With the economy still spiraling almost three years into the country’s financial crisis, much talk has swirled around the sale or collateralization of Lebanon’s gold as part of a recovery...
Mohamad El Chamaa, 20 July 2022
UPDATE: BDL employees across the country begin three-day strike
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban employees in all BDL branches across the country began a three-day strike Wednesday morning. Here’s what we know: • BDL branches from the north to the...
20 July 2022
Mikati weighs in on Salameh probe, independent judiciary laws proposed, Israel threatens Lebanon: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said yesterday a political agreement on a new central bank governor is required before...
