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To claim Lebanon’s rights on the southern maritime border, politicians must do more than talk
As long as Lebanon has not officially announced a revision of its maritime sovereignty and has not lodged a formal claim with the United Nations for an extra 1,430 square kilometers of territory,...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 23 September 2021
In a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati earlier today, Energy Minister Walid Fayad proposed providing subsidized fuel to public transportation drivers in exchange for not raising fares, the ministry said in a statement
23 September 2021
Lebanon has registered 602 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Seven people have died, raising the death toll to 8,260
23 September 2021
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Najat Rochdi announced the UN has started delivering fuel to "critical healthcare and water institutions" as part of a $10 million, three-month initiative to ensure continuous service to vulnerable communities
23 September 2021
EDL warns of potential "complete blackout" despite fuel supplied via Iraq deal
BEIRUT — Électricité du Liban warned of the potential for a “complete blackout” by the end of the month as its power plants are starved of fuel, according to a statement issued by the state power...
23 September 2021
President Michel Aoun will deliver a speech by videoconference tomorrow at 4 p.m. local time before the United Nations General Assembly, his office has announced. He will address Lebanon’s position on “local and regional developments”
23 September 2021
After a meeting of Parliament's finance committee, MP Ibrahim Kanaan said a potential change to the exchange rate for bank withdrawals “is still on hold until the committee receives BDL’s figures." A meeting with BDL and the finance ministry will take place next week, he said
23 September 2021
Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said next May’s parliamentary elections could be moved up if the law is amended, President Michel Aoun’s office wrote on Twitter. Some local media outlets have reported that the vote could be moved to March to avoid campaigning during Ramadan
23 September 2021
Hariri vs. Mikati: A rivalry bound to be renewed
When the former prime ministers gave the green light to Mikati’s appointment as premier-designate in July, sources close to them said they were convinced that the Tripolitan billionaire was going...
Mounir RABIH, 23 September 2021
‘People have lost hope’: Lebanon’s only suicide hotline inundated
BEIRUT — The phones at Lebanon’s only suicide hotline hardly ever stop ringing as people grow more and more desperate in the face of a financial downturn that has spurred a mental health crisis....
23 September 2021
Lawyers ask to remove Bitar, fuel prices jump again, ration card delayed: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Lawyers for a fugitive ex-minister have petitioned to remove Tarek Bitar from the Beirut port blast investigation, a judicial...
