US targets Iran top prosecutor in new protest sanctions
The United States on Wednesday targeted Iran's prosecutor general in its latest sanctions over a crackdown on major protests, deploring his role in executions. "We again...
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November inflation rate sees fourfold decline
BEIRUT — Lebanon's monthly overall inflation, calculated by the Central Administration of Statistics and released Tuesday, stood at 3.74 percent month-on-month in November compared to 14.65 percent...
21 December 2022
BDL extends Circulars No. 151 and 161
BEIRUT — Banque Du Liban extended, for the 12th time in a row, its main Circular No. 161 on Wednesday, allowing depositors to withdraw US dollars from their Lebanese lira accounts at the central...
21 December 2022
Presidential vacancy: Pressure in Washington to sanction those behind impasse
American diplomacy seems to be inactive lately with regard to Lebanon, which is not a top priority for Washington's international agenda at the moment.This relative lack of interest is all the more...
Jeanine JALKH, 21 December 2022
Geagea: Hezbollah and FPM 'bear responsibility' for deteriorating living conditions
BEIRUT — Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement “bear responsibility" for deteriorating living conditions in Lebanon, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea claimed Wednesday, blaming the opposed...
21 December 2022
Peacekeeper seriously injured in al-Aaqbiya tragedy to be evacuated to Ireland
The Irish soldier Shane Kearney, seriously injured in the attack on a UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy last Wednesday in al-Aaqbiya, in the south, will be evacuated to Ireland by medical...
21 December 2022
How to make contemporary art relevant in a crisis
BEIRUT — Beirut Art Center’s Instagram account announced on Dec. 2 that “Artistic Director Haig Aivazian and Administrative Director Rana Nasser Eddin have taken the difficult decision to move on...
Jim Quilty, 21 December 2022
Researchers identify one of the first Lebanese emigrants to Brazil
The families who welcome or bid farewell to their loved ones at the airport today are a reflection of thousands of others who experienced the heartbreak of being separated, or the joy of the...
Roberto KHATLAB, 21 December 2022
Assad issues conditional amnesty for draft dodgers
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty on Wednesday that pardons draft dodgers and helps them avoid prison if they report to duty within three to four months. Syrians who...
21 December 2022
Children 'trapped' in camps at risk: Aid group
About 7,000 children of suspected foreign jihadists housed in overcrowded detention camps in northeast Syria are at risk of attack and must be repatriated, an aid organization warned Wednesday....
21 December 2022
Iran court orders retrial for protester on death row
Iran's Supreme Court has ordered a retrial for a young Iranian sentenced to death for his part in protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said on Wednesday....
21 December 2022
Fuel prices up again, except for generator fuel oil
The Energy Ministry announced new, increased fuel prices on Wednesday. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline: LL755,000, up by LL20,000. • Twenty liters of 98-octane...
21 December 2022
Erdogan fires back at Western criticism of mayor's ban
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday fired back at Western criticism of a political ban imposed on Istanbul's popular opposition mayor ahead of next year's general election....
21 December 2022
Kassatly expands production of its Freez beverage to Cyprus
Despite a business environment made increasingly difficult by the country’s ongoing financial crisis, Lebanon can still count on a pool of local industrialists who are managing to find...
Fouad Gemayel, 21 December 2022
Lebanese army receives fourth installment of Qatari financial aid
The Lebanese Army announced on Wednesday that it has started distributing to the military the fourth instalment of a financial donation offered by the emir of Qatar. The donation is aimed at...
21 December 2022
Netanyahu poised to announce Israel government
Veteran Israeli hawk Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce Wednesday that he has formed a new government with his far-right allies, but could seek a brief extension for his fraught coalition...
21 December 2022
For expatriates, returning home is bittersweet
Four missed calls are displayed on Leila’s* phone screen. She is in her 50s and well-dressed for the occasion. Her mother, impatient, keeps bombarding her with phone calls.“The plane hasn’t landed...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 21 December 2022
Lebanese lira falls to LL46,000 to the dollar on the parallel market
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira's latest plunge continued on Wednesday morning as it hit LL46,000 to the US dollar on the parallel market, according to several mobile tracking applications and a money...
21 December 2022
Israel claims to have shot down another drone 'linked to Hezbollah'
BEIRUT — The Israeli army intercepted and shot down a drone on Tuesday that it says was launched from Lebanon across the southern border and is allegedly “linked to Hezbollah,” an Israeli army...
21 December 2022
Heavy gunfire erupts in Baalbeck
BEIRUT — A personal dispute erupted on Tuesday evening between two individuals in Baalbeck and developed into heavy gun and rocket fire which damaged houses and cars, L'Orient Today's...
21 December 2022
Iranian minister says spoke to Saudi counterpart at Jordan conference
DUBAI — Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday he spoke with his Saudi counterpart on the sidelines of a conference in Jordan the previous day, the highest-level encounter reported between...
21 December 2022
Lira hits LL45,000, waste management grant, depositor holdup turns violent: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The Lebanese lira has again plummeted to a new nadir on the parallel market, trading at over LL45,000 to the dollar. The...
