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An electrical failure in Aley has led to the suspension of telephone and internet services for a number of subscribers in the area, the state telecom provider, Ogero, has announced
21 June 2021
In the battle over government formation, Bassil looks to Nasrallah
Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil on Sunday urged Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah to adjudicate the dispute over the new cabinet formation between the president’s camp, on...
Yara ABI AKL, 21 June 2021
Lebanon has registered 46 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Three more people have died, raising the death toll to 7,825
21 June 2021
MP Hussein Hajj Hassan, who heads Parliament's Media and Communications Committee, says his committee will prepare a draft law to provide more funding for the state telecom provider, Ogero, as it faces a budget shortfall that threatens its ability to offer services
21 June 2021
How the government fumbled a $246 million World Bank loan to help Lebanon’s poorest families
BEIRUT — A $246 million World Bank loan approved in January that was originally intended to quickly get cash into the pockets of Lebanon’s most vulnerable residents will not be disbursed until at...
Abby Sewell, 21 June 2021
The waste management company Ramco has not collected trash from Metn and Kesrouan since Wednesday after the landfill it uses in Jdeideh was closed, the company’s head, Walid Bou Saad, told L’Orient Today. He added that negotiations to reopen the landfill are ongoing
21 June 2021
As Lebanon battles crisis, the coastal city Batroun thrives on local tourism
BATROUN — While businesses across Lebanon are fighting to survive a monumental economic meltdown, the coastal city of Batroun is thriving as a tourist destination for Lebanese whose summer plans...
Yara ABI NADER, 21 June 2021
Caretaker Premier Hassan Diab has issued a statement ruling out any “reactivation” of his resigned cabinet, saying that doing so would stymie efforts to form a new government. Political leaders have failed to form a new cabinet since Diab resigned on Aug. 10
21 June 2021
Demonstrators have blocked a highway in the eastern Bekaa leading to the Masnaa border crossing, the NNA reports. The protest reportedly targets a decision from Customs that imposes paperwork requirements on Lebanese vehicles crossing into Syria in a bid to reduce fuel smuggling
21 June 2021
Agriculture Minister Abbas Mortada has set the price of fresh milk sold from dairy farms at LL6,500 per kilo, the NNA reports, adding that the price will be revised weekly based on the lira’s market value. The previous per-kilo price, set in April, was LL3,750
21 June 2021
Rafik Hariri University Hospital employees held a sit-in at the hospital this morning to protest their rate of pay, which they say is insufficient to cover living expenses in light of the Lebanese lira’s devaluation, the NNA reports. The sit-in will continue tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.
21 June 2021
The Alternative Journalism Syndicate and Mada, a youth-led political network, are protesting in the UNESCO area after the military public prosecutor summoned activist Karim Safieddine to appear for questioning at a nearby barracks, according to social media reports
21 June 2021
Sanctions warning, internet outages, BDL to tackle noncompliant money changers: All you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email. Click here to sign up . The European Union’s foreign policy chief cautioned that EU sanctions could ensue if Lebanese politicians fail to set their...
