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Lights out in Lebanon?
BEIRUT — A long-dreaded total power blackout seemed imminent Friday as generator owners warned that starting Monday they will turn off their generators due to severe diesel shortages. The...
Rana Tabbara, 23 July 2021
MP and former Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk reveals “the only report” he claims to have received regarding the shipment that brought the ammonium nitrate that exploded at the port on Aug. 4 to Beirut
BEIRUT — On the eve of a deadline for Parliament to reach a decision on lifting immunity from prosecution in the Beirut port blast probe for three sitting MPs and former ministers, one of the MPs...
Tala Ramadan, 23 July 2021
Caretaker Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar traveled to Iraq this morning alongside General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim in order to finalize an agreement to purchase 1 million tons of Iraqi fuel, a source in the presidential palace confirms
Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister, Raymond Ghajar, headed to Iraq this morning alongside General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim to finalize an agreement to purchase 1 million tons of fuel from...
23 July 2021
On the plates of Lebanon’s middle class: The financial crisis has drastically altered grocery shopping habits
Doctor, judge, university professor, engineer: these were all professions that parents in Lebanon once dreamed of for their children. The holders of these roles were seen as the cream of the crop...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 23 July 2021
The supermarket owners’ syndicate has asked that supermarkets be considered “a vital sector, like hospitals and bakeries” and that sufficient quantities of diesel be supplied to them to ensure their power supply, warning that “any delay will cause severe damage” to foods
23 July 2021
Families of the Beirut blast victims have gathered in front of Parliament, where MP and former minister Nouhad Machnouk is set to hold a press conference. The judge leading the blast probe has asked that Machnouk’s parliamentary immunity be lifted so he can be prosecuted
23 July 2021
Generator owners in Beirut have begun shutting down their generators due to diesel shortages and say they will not resume running them until fuel can be secured at the subsidized rate of LL3,900, Abdo Saade, head of the private generator owners' syndicate, told L’Orient Today
23 July 2021
Walk-in appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine resumed today for those aged 50 and over, the Health Ministry has announced. Walk-ins were halted last week due to the influx of people showing up to the drives. AstraZeneca walk-ins resumed yesterday for residents aged 30–49
23 July 2021
More than 4 million people in Lebanon are at imminent risk of losing access to safe water, a UNICEF statement says, estimating that water pumping will gradually cease across the country in four to six weeks due to power cuts and fuel shortages
BEIRUT – More than 4 million people, including 1 million refugees, are at immediate risk of losing access to safe water in Lebanon due to worsening power cuts and fuel shortages, the United...
Ghada Alsharif, 23 July 2021
Fuel and food price hikes, dwindling diesel stocks, decision on MPs’ immunity: Everything you need to know today
Fuel prices rose again this morning, continuing their steady ascent following the government’s decision last month to partially end fuel subsidies. The cost of 20 liters of 95-octane gas increased...
