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HRW says employee who oversaw organization's work on Beirut port blast hacked with Israeli-made spyware
BEIRUT – The phones of a regional director of Human Rights Watch, who investigated the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and the explosion at the Port of Beirut, were hacked using spyware made by the...
26 January 2022
The Future Movement is in the dark
Hazy skies are ahead for the Harirists. After Saad Hariri announced that he was suspending his political career a few months before legislative elections, scheduled for May, the political landscape...
Salah Hijazi, 26 January 2022
US Ambassador Shea meets with Frangieh, will meet with Future politicians tomorrow
BEIRUT– US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea was in Zgharta today to meet with Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh, the party’s press office reports. Here’s what we know: • Shea will...
26 January 2022
Finance Ministry issues draft budget addendum clarifying figures for GDP growth, exchange rate and deficit to GDP
BEIRUT — In its budget proposal the Finance Ministry is estimating 3 percent real GDP growth for 2022, an exchange rate of LL20,000 to the US dollar and a deficit to GDP of 2.33 percent, the...
Kabalan Farah, 26 January 2022
UN fuel support to health centers, water stations to end within two months
BEIRUT — A United Nations program to supply fuel to health facilities and water stations to keep their generators running will wind down in the next two months, UN resident Humanitarian Coordinator...
Abby Sewell, 26 January 2022
Negotiations on the maritime border between Lebanon and Israeli-occupied Palestine will resume next week: reports
BEIRUT — Negotiations on the maritime border between Lebanon and Israeli-occupied Palestine will resume next week, Reuters reported the Israeli Energy Ministry as saying Wednesday. Here’s what we...
26 January 2022
Human Rights Watch says its Lebanon-based investigator was hacked with NSO software
A regional director of Human Rights Watch who investigated Israel's conflict with Hamas in Gaza and the Beirut port explosion had her phones hacked with spyware made by the Israeli company NSO,...
26 January 2022
Central bank extends Circular 161 deadline until Feb. 28
BEIRUT — The central bank on Wednesday extended the deadline for Circular 161 until the end of February, subject to renewal, and promised to continue selling US dollars in unlimited amounts at the...
Kabalan Farah, 26 January 2022
Geagea welcomes Kuwaiti proposals aimed at healing diplomatic rift
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea expressed his support for the Kuwaiti proposals on Wednesday. Here's what we know: • “I greatly appreciate the Gulf initiative,...
26 January 2022
Finance minister asks for article giving him exceptional powers to be removed from draft budget: Halabi
BEIRUT — “Finance Minister Youssef Khalil asks the cabinet to remove article 109 from the budget proposal,” Education Minister and acting Information Minister Abbas Halabi told a press briefing...
26 January 2022
Three-meter waves on the coast and zero visibility in the mountains: Meteorology Department warns of severe weather ahead
BEIRUT — Torrential rains, thunderstorms and severe winds are expected later today, with sea waves up to 3 meters, according to the Meteorology Department of the Directorate General of Civil...
26 January 2022
Power outages cause water supply cuts in several areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon
BEIRUT — Water supplies in several areas of Beirut and Mount Lebanon have been interrupted due to power shortages, the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment announced in a statement...
26 January 2022
Investigation launched into yesterday's attack on UNIFIL patrol in South Lebanon
BEIRUT — An investigation has been opened into Tuesday’s attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol outside the village of Ramyeh in South Lebanon. Here’s what we know: • On Tuesday,...
26 January 2022
Jordanian, Syrian and Lebanese officials sign electricity deal, but details remain unclear
BEIRUT — Lebanese, Syrian and Jordanian officials signed documents Wednesday consolidating a deal under which Jordan will supply electricity to Lebanon by way of Syria, but key details, including...
Abby Sewell and Wael Taleb, 26 January 2022
General Security offices in Sur, Saida shut for 10 days due to COVID-19 outbreak among staff
BEIRUT — The Directorate of General Security in Lebanon announced Wednesday that its branches in Saida and Sur in South Lebanon will be closed for 10 days from today due to the detection of several...
26 January 2022
Cabinet talks on draft budget continue as truck drivers block roads near Grand Serail
BEIRUT — The cabinet is reconvened Wednesday morning in the Grand Serail for a second day of talks about the Finance Ministry’s 2022 draft budget. Here's what we know: •...
26 January 2022
Budget discussions continue, World Bank blames elite for crisis, ministers to sign energy deals: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Lebanon’s cabinet met for the second consecutive day yesterday, focusing this session on the draft budget law. The meeting was mired by disagreement as well as absences. Energy Minister Walid...
