Saad Hariri, Lebanon's reluctant son
Lebanon's Saad Hariri, who announced on Monday that he was withdrawing from political life, was thrust into the limelight by his father's assassination but always struggled to fill his shoes....
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Lebanon has registered 1,665 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Twelve more people have died, raising the death toll to 9,499
24 January 2022
Kuwait prosecutors release 3 accused of financing Hezbollah
BEIRUT — Kuwait’s public prosecutor's office announced Monday it would release three people who had been arrested in connection with financing Hezbollah, the Kuwaiti daily Al-Qabas reported, citing...
Wael Taleb, 24 January 2022
Public school teachers will not resume classes Tuesday, defying education minister's request
BEIRUT – The Public Primary Schools Teachers League announced in a statement on Monday that public school teachers will not return to teaching on Tuesday morning after the government disregarded a...
Tala Ramadan, 24 January 2022
Sabotage to EDL's Aramoun plant causes blackouts to regions of Mt Lebanon
BEIRUT — For the second time in two weeks, the public utility Electricité du Liban (EDL) was the target of attacks at its distribution center in the Aramoun region near Beirut. Significant damage...
Wael Taleb, 24 January 2022
Negotiations between the IMF and Lebanese government officially began today
BEIRUT – Negotiations between the Lebanese government and the International Monetary Fund officially kicked off today. Here’s what we know: • The Lebanese delegation is headed...
24 January 2022
Hariri supporters block roads in Beirut in reaction to his decision not to run in elections
BEIRUT — Supporters of former three-time Prime Minister Saad Hariri blocked roads in Beirut on Monday afternoon in reaction to his announcement that he will not run in Lebanon’s upcoming elections....
24 January 2022
Hariri 'stepping aside' from political life, will not run in elections
BEIRUT – Former three-time Prime Minister and leader of the Future Movement Saad Hariri announced that he is “stepping aside from political life” and that he is not going to run in May’s...
24 January 2022
Amal voices opposition to 'any new tax' that targets the poor or middle class
BEIRUT — The Amal Movement, which is led by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, voiced opposition Monday to “any new tax targeting the middle and the poor classes.” The party’s statement comes ahead of...
24 January 2022
Demonstrators gather in front of military court, judge's home to demand activist's release
BEIRUT — Dozens of demonstrators gathered Monday in front of the military court in Beirut and the house of judge Fadi Akiki to demand the release of Elie Haykal, who has been detained since last...
24 January 2022
Meet two men who are forced to rummage in the garbage to survive
On a street in Beirut, in broad daylight, a man in his sixties, well dressed but barely able to stand on his feet, is rummaging through a large municipal garbage dumpster with his walking stick. A...
Mohammad YASSINE, 24 January 2022
Consideration of Kuwaiti proposal to start today and finish before Saturday, says Bou Habib
BEIRUT — Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said Monday that Lebanon's leaders will consider today the proposals transmitted Sunday to the Lebanese authorities by his Kuwaiti counterpart, Ahmad...
24 January 2022
Diesel out of stock at most stations in Tripoli
BEIRUT — Diesel was out of stock Monday at most gas stations in Tripoli, North Lebanon, for reasons that remain unknown, our correspondent in the region reported. Here's what we know: ...
24 January 2022
Students hold sit-in in front of Beirut Arab University against rising tuition fees
BEIRUT — Dozens of students from the Beirut Arab University observed a sit-in Monday morning in front of the establishment's headquarters in Beirut to protest an administrative decision to increase...
24 January 2022
Hariri expected to announce election boycott, party members say
BEIRUT — Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician Saad Hariri is expected to announce Monday he will not run in a May election that his movement may boycott, party members said, a potential...
Tom Perry and Laila Bassam, 24 January 2022
Cabinet adjourns without discussing 2022 draft budget, will reconvene tomorrow
BEIRUT — Najib Mikati’s cabinet convened Monday morning for the first time since Oct. 12, before adjourning shortly after 11 a.m. without tackling the 2022 draft budget . It is set to reconvene...
Tala Ramadan and Richard Salame, 24 January 2022
Cabinet convenes, Kuwaiti rapprochement recipe, Hariri to disclose political plans: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Lebanon’s cabinet is meeting this morning for the first time in more than three months, with the 2022 draft budget topping its...
