At UN, Biden renews backing for Palestinian state
US President Joe Biden told the United Nations on Wednesday that the United States remained committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, but gave no indication of any new peace...
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IMF concludes visit to Lebanon with stinging observation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Ernesto Ramirez-Rigo completed its three-day visit to Lebanon on Wednesday, as the country seeks to unlock a multibillion dollar aid...
Economic Service, 21 September 2022
Banks in Lebanon to remain closed until further notice
Lebanese banks will not reopen tomorrow, as previously stated, but will instead remain closed indefinitely, according to the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL). The closures come in response to...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS/L'Orient-Le Jour, 21 September 2022
Calls to rescue migrant boat from Lebanon, lost near Greece
BEIRUT — Several appeals were launched on social media Wednesday for authorities to rescue passengers on a migrant boat, which left Lebanon last week and lost contact Monday. The boat was last...
21 September 2022
Raisi says Iran not seeking nuclear weapons, urges US guarantees
Iran's president told the United Nations on Wednesday that his country is not seeking an atomic weapon and demanded a US guarantee to abide by any revived nuclear deal. "The Islamic Republic of...
21 September 2022
The new routes and rising numbers of would-be migrants leaving Lebanon
BEIRUT — The number of would-be migrants undertaking treacherous journeys from Lebanon across the Mediterranean to Europe more than doubled in 2022 for the second year in a row, according to the...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 21 September 2022
Iranian fuel donation: Is there a catch?
Is this a trick or a concrete initiative for a Lebanon still in crisis? Deprived of fuel oil and the means to buy it, Electricité du Liban (EDL) could soon be supplied — free of charge — by the...
Fouad GEMAYEL and Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 21 September 2022
Mikati meets with Iranian president and Iraqi PM in New York
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati met Wednesday with Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi and his Iraqi counterpart Mustafa al-Kadhimi in New York, on the sidelines of the 77th session of...
21 September 2022
Istanbul woman cuts her hair to protest death of Iran's Amini
A Turkish woman cut her hair in solidarity with Iran's Mahsa Amini during a protest held outside Tehran's Istanbul consulate on Wednesday. Turkish and Iranian women outside the consulate...
21 September 2022
FPM announces 'popular procession' for departure of Michel Aoun on Oct. 31
The Free Patriotic movement (FPM) announced Wednesday that a "popular procession" well be held to commemorate the departure President Michel Aoun, whose term ends Oct. 31. The procession is...
21 September 2022
Will the Higher Judicial Council end the Lebanese judges' strike Friday?
At the request of its president, Judge Souhail Abboud, the Higher Judicial Council (HJC) is scheduled to hold a general assembly Friday, Sept. 23 to discuss ending the Lebanese judges' strike, a...
21 September 2022
Inflation rises slightly in August, government statistics show
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s inflation rate rose slightly last month, from 7.42 percent in July to 7.55 percent in August, according to the monthly consumer price index (CPI), published Tuesday by the...
21 September 2022
Who are the ‘depositors’ associations speaking out amid Lebanon’s financial crisis?
Increasing numbers of Lebanese are taking extreme measures to recover their money from the banks — with the support of several so-called “depositors’ associations.” Who are the people behind these...
Nada Maucourant Atallah, 21 September 2022
Two more killed in protests over Amini's death
Two more Iranian protesters were killed during rallies over the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police, in Kermanshah province, the region's prosecutor said Wednesday. The death...
21 September 2022
Who is the guardian of Lebanon's fashion history?
BEIRUT — There are numerous Instagram accounts dedicated to Lebanon’s past, and specifically its so-called “golden age,” in the pre-war years. Amid all the sepia-toned snapshots of bathing...
Farah-Silvana Kanaan, 21 September 2022
Judge releases four people involved in bank holdups
BEIRUT — The first investigating judge of Beirut, Charbel Abou Samra, ordered the Wednesday release of four men detained for their involvement in a series of bank holdups throughout Lebanon....
21 September 2022
US asks World Court to dismiss Iran's claims over frozen assets
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United States on Wednesday asked judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to dismiss claims by Tehran that Washington illegally allowed courts to...
21 September 2022
Court adjourns case against top Erdogan opponent to November
ISTANBUL — A Turkish court adjourned until November the hearing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opponent of President Tayyip Erdoğan, after gatherings near the courthouse were...
21 September 2022
Gas stations should be able to price their fuel in dollars, syndicate says
BEIRUT — Gas stations should be allowed to price fuel in US dollars "in order to avoid the confusion caused by fluctuation" of the Lebanese lira, Gas Station Owners' Syndicate spokesperson George...
21 September 2022
Eight killed as protests spread over Iranian woman's death
Public anger flared in Iran after authorities announced Friday the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly wearing a hijab headscarf in an "improper" way. Activists said...
21 September 2022
Army thwarts another boat migration amid rising attempts at irregular sea route
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army on Wednesday stopped an irregular migrant boat with 55 people on board that had set out from the northern Lebanon town of Arida, the army announced in a tweet. The army's...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 21 September 2022
Fuel prices drop, gasoline down by LL47,000
BEIRUT — Fuel prices dropped on Wednesday morning following a slight rebound in the Lebanese lira rate against the dollar on the parallel market. The price of 20 liters of 95-octane gasoline, which...
21 September 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces 'partial mobilization'
LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization" on Wednesday that will see 300,000 Russian reservists called up in a significant escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine....
21 September 2022
Khamenei gives second televised speech after report of illness
DUBAI - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke for the second time in less than a week in a televised speech on Wednesday and appeared healthy after a report that he had been under...
21 September 2022
Mikati meets Macron, Blinken in New York
BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York amid the 77th session of the United Nations...
21 September 2022
US fines for 2006 war, Iranian fuel shipment, hundreds of irregular migrants rescued: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The first investigating judge of Beirut, Charbel Abou Samra, will decide Wednesday whether to release or file an arrest warrant...
21 September 2022
Israeli, Turkish leaders hold first meeting since 2008
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday for the first face-to-face talks between leaders of the...
