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Lebanon has registered 1,504 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Thirty-three people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,090
23 April 2021
Tripoli port head Ahmad Tamer told L'Orient Today that the Captagon-riddled pomegranate shipment that has led Saudi Arabia to ban Lebanese produce imports had originated in Syria and transited through the Beirut port
23 April 2021
The Tripoli port workers' union has condemned drug smuggling operations but called on Saudi Arabia to reverse its ban on Lebanese produce shipments, saying in a statement that "this decision will inevitably lead to great damage to a large sector of workers"
23 April 2021
Saudi Arabia's ban of Lebanese fruits and vegetables follows an incident in which Saudi customs officials found 5.3 million Captagon pills hidden inside pomegranates imported from Lebanon, the Saudi Press Agency reports
23 April 2021
Judge Ghada Aoun's hearing before the Judicial Inspection Authority lasted four hours, during which she was questioned about her refusal to comply with Oueidat's order, the NNA reports. Aoun also filed a complaint challenging the legality of Oueidat's decision
23 April 2021
Saudi Arabia bans Lebanese produce over drug smuggling
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia will ban fruits and vegetables originating from Lebanon from entering or passing through the kingdom due to an increase in drug smuggling, Saudi state media reported on...
23 April 2021
A 1-and-a-half-year-old child died in a fire that razed a small Syrian refugee camp in northern Bhanin, the NNA reports. Bhanin was the site of an arson fire last year that destroyed another refugee camp, but residents told L'Orient Today that this time the fire was accidental
23 April 2021
Saudi Arabia is banning the entry of shipments of fruits and vegetables from Lebanon effective Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency reports, adding that the move is in response to an alleged increase in drug trafficking cases where fruits and vegetables were used to smuggle contraband out of Lebanon
23 April 2021
The Lebanese Army says helicopters are spraying insecticides to combat locust swarms in the Baalbeck and Ras Baalbeck regions. Caretaker Agriculture Minister Abbas Mortada said the number of locusts is presently “acceptable” but warned of their rapid increase, the NNA reports
23 April 2021
Judge Ghada Aoun has arrived at the Justice Palace to appear before the Judicial Inspection Authority, local media outlets report. She was summoned for questioning about her refusal to comply with Judge Ghassan Oueidat’s decision to dismiss her from financial crimes cases
23 April 2021
Hariri meets pope, Ghada Aoun pursues probe, alleged import obstruction: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Saad Hariri met briefly with Pope Francis at the Vatican Thursday morning, discussing the potential role the Vatican can play...
