Finance Ministry asks BDL to release funds
BEIRUT — Caretaker Finance Minister Youssef Khalil on Tuesday said in a statement that he sent two letters to Banque Du Liban, with the aim of improving the power supply provided by the state-owned...
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UN nuclear chief to visit Tehran next month to restart talks
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday that he plans to go to Iran next month for "much needed" talks on getting it to resume cooperation over its nuclear activities....
24 January 2023
Judge Tarek Bitar ends the status quo
“Noting that no solution has been found to end the impasse that prevented me for 13 months from getting back on the investigation into the Beirut port explosion, I have been working for over a...
Claude ASSAF, 24 January 2023
Bread prices rise in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The Economy and Trade Ministry on Tuesday announced an increase in the price of Lebanese bread packages. The price hike's announcement followed a press conference held by caretaker Economy...
24 January 2023
Successful surgery to separate conjoined twins performed, the first of its kind in Lebanon: Abiad
BEIRUT — Caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad has presented the details of a successful surgery performed to separate conjoined twins at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in the...
24 January 2023
Turkey postpones NATO meeting with Sweden, Finland
Turkey has indefinitely postponed a new round of talks with Sweden and Finland on the Nordic neighbors' NATO membership bids, Turkish state media reported on Tuesday. The...
24 January 2023
US sanctions money exchanger for alleged ties to Hezbollah
BEIRUT — The US Treasury said in a statement issued on Tuesday that it was placing sanctions on Lebanese money exchanger Hassan Moukalled and his business for alleged financial ties to...
24 January 2023
Archaeologists uncover 'complete' Roman city
Egyptian archaeologists said on Tuesday they had discovered an 1,800-year-old "complete residential city from the Roman-era" in the heart of the southern city of Luxor. The...
24 January 2023
Jordan's king meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Amman
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Amman in a rare meeting as relations between the two leaders have been strained for years. The royal palace...
24 January 2023
Iran athlete says 'no regrets' after losing eye at protest
An Iranian archer who had lost sight in her left eye after being shot by security forces has said she has "no regrets" for joining nationwide protests. Iranian authorities...
24 January 2023
Protesters block roads in Lebanon as lira falls past LL54,000
BEIRUT — Angry demonstrators blocked several roads in Beirut and Tripoli on Tuesday to protest the continued collapse of the Lebanese lira, which was trading at more than LL54,000 against the...
24 January 2023
UN Palestinian refugee agency seeks $1.6 billion
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, appealed Tuesday for $1.6 billion for its work in 2023, as it struggles to overcome chronic budget shortfalls. UNRWA — which...
24 January 2023
Hezbollah and FPM break the ice, but …
A Hezbollah delegation visited the headquarters of the Free Patriotic Movement in Sin al-Fil Monday, where the two allies held their first meeting after weeks of strained relations. The media...
Yara ABI AKL, 24 January 2023
Economy Ministry begins implementing World Bank wheat loan
BEIRUT — A long-awaited World Bank wheat import program has begun "effective implementation," caretaker Economy Minister Amin Salam announced in a press conference Tuesday afternoon, with a first...
Richard SALAME, 24 January 2023
Israeli high-tech workers protest judicial reform plan
Hundreds of Israeli high-tech workers protested against the government's judicial reform plan Tuesday, claiming the controversial measures will hurt the flourishing sector by undermining the...
24 January 2023
Sharp increase in fuel prices
BEIRUT — Fuel prices sharply increased in Lebanon on Tuesday, according to the latest tariffs announced by the Energy Ministry. This new price hike comes as the Lebanese lira hit a new record low...
24 January 2023
Top prosecutor Oueidat tells judge Bitar blast probe remains suspended
BEIRUT — Lebanon's top prosecutor on Tuesday told Judge Tarek Bitar that his probe into the Beirut port blast remains suspended, according to correspondence seen by Reuters, a day after Bitar...
24 January 2023
Turkey summons Dutch envoy over torn Quran protest
Turkey on Tuesday summoned the Dutch ambassador to express its deep displeasure with an anti-Islam protest in The Hague targeting the Quran. The Turkish foreign ministry...
24 January 2023
In the space of a few hours, private hospitals issue and reverse decision to bill patients in cash
Lebanese patients, exhausted by the economic crisis and inflated medical costs, had to face yet another hardship Monday, further hindering their access to medical care. Short of cash due to...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 24 January 2023
Israeli Army crosses technical fence again, Lebanese Army deploys to the area
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army on Tuesday deployed to the area where an Israeli army tank had crossed the technical fence along the border with Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency...
24 January 2023
Berri refuses an open election session
BEIRUT — "Forbidden and unacceptable." Parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri has been very clear in his refusal to hold an open election session to choose Lebanon’s next...
24 January 2023
Beirut blast investigator charges top prosecutor Oueidat who tells Bitar probe remains suspended
BEIRUT — The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Tuesday Lebanon's top public prosecutor, the then-premier and other senior current and former officials in connection with the...
24 January 2023
Lebanon sees triple-digit average inflation for second year in a row
BEIRUT — For the second year in a row, in 2022, Lebanon saw a triple-digit average inflation rate, at 171.2 percent, according to the latest figures from the Central Administration of Statistics...
24 January 2023
Lebanese lira trades above LL54,000 to the dollar
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira continued its tumble on the parallel market on Tuesday, exceeding LL54,000 against the US dollar, according to several mobile tracking applications. This new low...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 24 January 2023
France repatriates 15 women, 32 children from Syrian jihadist camps
France repatriated Tuesday 15 women and 32 children held in jihadist prison camps in Syria, the foreign ministry said, in the third major return of French citizens from the Middle Eastern country....
24 January 2023
Blast probe revitalized, TV station attacked, Parliament sit-in continues: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Judge Tarek Bitar, lead investigator in the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port blast probe, issued the first decisions related to the...
24 January 2023
Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use
Russia and Syria have restored the al-Jarrah military air base in Syria's north to be jointly used, Russia's Defense Ministry said late on Monday. "Russian and Syrian military personnel restored...
24 January 2023
Iran condemns sanctions imposed by EU, Britain and threatens retaliation
DUBAI — Iran on Tuesday strongly condemned new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain and said it would retaliate, after the West stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on...
