Geagea: Aoun wasted 40 years of our lives
BEIRUT — Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea said Wednesday that President Michel Aoun, his lifelong rival, “wasted 40 years of our lives.” In an interview with an-Nahar website,...
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Blinken sees some 'positive' signs by Saudis after oil cut
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has offered some "positive" signs since its bombshell oil production cut, but he made clear that Washington...
26 October 2022
Order of Merit awarded to Lebanese Red Cross
Lebanese President Michel Aoun awarded the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) the second class medal of the Order of Merit Wednesday, praising its "dynamic" action throughout the country. LRC Vice...
26 October 2022
Qatar scraps COVID entry test requirement for World Cup fans
World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before departing for the Gulf Arab state, its health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday....
26 October 2022
Gunmen kill at least 15 in attack on Shiite shrine
DUBAI — Three armed men attacked a Shiite Muslim shrine in the Iranian city of Shiraz on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people, state news agency IRNA reported, as security forces clashed with...
26 October 2022
US slaps sanctions on Iranian officials over protest crackdown
WASHINGTON — The United States imposed new sanctions on Iran Wednesday, targeting Iranian officials and entities over internet censorship and a crackdown on protesters following the death of a...
26 October 2022
Italy donates additional food products to Lebanese Army
BEIRUT — A donation of food products gifted from Italy to the Lebanese Army arrived at the Beirut airport on Wednesday, the army announced in a tweet. Italy also donated three buses and two...
26 October 2022
Pope greets brother of slain Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Pope Francis greeted the brother of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead this past spring during an Israeli operation in the West Bank, the Vatican’s official...
26 October 2022
Hotels close their doors due to crisis, decline of tourism
BEIRUT — Many hotels in Lebanon have "started to close their doors" due to the decline in booking rates and the continued electricity crisis, the president of the Federation of Tourist Unions in...
26 October 2022
Hochstein arrives in Beirut before 'historic' deal signing
BEIRUT — Lead negotiator in the Lebanese-Israeli maritime border negotiations, Amos Hochstein, landed in Beirut Wednesday night, according to the state-run National News Agency. Hochstein...
26 October 2022
UN: Lebanon's Palestinians sink deeper into poverty as crisis intensifies
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of impoverished Palestinians living in Lebanon has risen substantially, fueling a "dramatic humanitarian crisis" as the country's economy...
26 October 2022
Energean: Gas production starts at Karish field off Israel
Gas production started in the Karish field Wednesday, London-listed Energean announced. Karish, an offshore natural gas field, was at the center of a maritime border deal between Israel and...
26 October 2022
Lebanon ranked 106th out of 140 countries by rule of law index
BEIRUT — The international organization World Justice Project (WJP) on Wednesday ranked Lebanon 106th out of 140 countries in its rule of law index, a score that dropped from the previous year....
26 October 2022
Abiad asks Finance Ministry to give health workers their 'promised cash assistance'
Caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad called on the Finance Ministry Wednesday to grant public health workers their "promised cash assistance," as Lebanon struggles with a cholera outbreak and a...
26 October 2022
How and by whom will the Lebanon-Israel maritime border deal be signed?
The maritime border demarcation agreement will be signed this week. On Thursday, all eyes will focus on the border town of Naqoura where the “historic agreement between two enemy countries” — as it...
Salah HIJAZI, 26 October 2022
Witness: Iranian security forces shoot at people gathered at Amini's grave
DUBAI — Iranian security forces opened fire at mourners who gathered in Mahsa Amini's Kurdish hometown of Saqez to mark 40 days since she died in police custody, a witness said Wednesday, while...
26 October 2022
What’s behind Damascus’ snub of Michel Aoun?
The great sense of elation at the “historic maritime border agreement” with Tel Aviv appears to have been short-lived, as Damascus delivers its first blow. On Oct. 14, a euphoric Michel Aoun...
Mounir RABIH, 26 October 2022
Iran announces sanctions against EU institutions
Iran announced Wednesday sanctions targeting individuals and media outlets in the European Union in retaliation for the bloc's punitive measures on police over a crackdown on Mahsa Amini protests....
26 October 2022
Lebanon caretaker cabinet approves TotalEnergies' exploration share waiver to Daja 215
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker cabinet approved a decision Wednesday to waive TotalEnergies' (TTEF.PA) 40 percent stake in a consortium to explore the country's maritime Bloc 9. TotalEnergies was...
26 October 2022
Turkey doctors' union chair detained after chemical weapons comment
Turkish police on Wednesday detained the head of Turkey's union of doctors on "terror propaganda" charges after she urged a probe into the army's alleged use of chemical weapons against Kurdish...
26 October 2022
Saida water facility closes after protesters break in
BEIRUT — The South Lebanon Water Establishment (SLWE) announced Wednesday that it will close its doors until Monday after demonstrators broke into the premises to protest recent water shortages in...
26 October 2022
The sound of remembering: Nadim Mishlawi looks back on the end of the world
BEIRUT — Composer and filmmaker Nadim Mishlawi is inclined to distinguish between facts and truth. “There can be a bit of a blur between documentary filmmakers and journalists,” he says, “because...
Jim Quilty, 26 October 2022
Fuel prices on the rise again Wednesday
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry announced a sharp increase in fuel prices Wednesday after two consecutive price drops, as the Lebanese lira lost value again on the parallel market. Here are the new...
26 October 2022
Mourners flock to Mahsa Amini grave despite crackdown
PARIS — Iranian mourners gathered Wednesday at the grave of Mahsa Amini to mark 40 days since her death, defying heightened security measures as part of a bloody crackdown on women-led protests....
26 October 2022
Health Ministry records 18 new cases in past 24 hours
BEIRUT — Lebanon has recorded 18 new cases of cholera in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 305 in the first such outbreak since 1993, the Ministry of Health announced Tuesday evening in its...
26 October 2022
New Zealand couple trapped in Iran leave 'safe and well'
Two travel bloggers from New Zealand who disappeared from public view for almost four months after entering Iran have now safely left the country, officials in Wellington said Wednesday. Bridget...
26 October 2022
First repatriation buses take off Wednesday morning for Syria
BEIRUT — Several buses of Syrian refugee families were repatriated Wednesday morning from different areas in Lebanon, including Nabatieh, Tripoli and Arsal, a town in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley,...
Wael Taleb, 26 October 2022
Full cholera beds, Syrian refugees return, and political paralysis: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . A group of Syrian refugees was repatriated this morning from Nabatieh in South Lebanon, the National News Agency reported....
