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Hezbollah spent $10 million on Iranian fuel for Lebanese, Nasrallah says
BEIRUT — Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday the group had spent more than $10 million on free and subsidized fuel sourced from Iran for the Lebanese people since September....
26 November 2021
Nasrallah again lashed out at Judge Tarek Bitar’s investigation into the Beirut port explosion, contending that it “will not reach the truth"
26 November 2021
Nasrallah, speaking during a televised address, also called on Prime Minister Najib Mikati and other stakeholders “to reconsider recent decisions to lift subsidies on certain medicines”
26 November 2021
Musing on the timing of Australia’s classification this week of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, party leader Hassan Nasrallah said the move “has to do with developments in the region or parliamentary elections.” Elections in Lebanon are presently scheduled for March 27
26 November 2021
The private teachers' union has announced that it will postpone its elections rescheduled for Nov. 28 after being notified that the Labor Ministry is unable to monitor the ballot. The union did not vote on Nov. 21 after it lost quorum
26 November 2021
The US and UN are studying plans to subsidize soldiers’ salaries, the Lebanese Army says
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced Friday that the United States and the United Nations are studying proposals under which interested countries could help subsidize the salaries of Lebanon’s...
26 November 2021
Prisoners in Roumieh self-mutilate to protest deteriorating conditions
BEIRUT — Prisoners in Roumieh self-mutilated Friday to protest the poor conditions in which they live in, a video that circulated on social media showed. Here’s what we know: •...
26 November 2021
Two students coming from abroad: two sides of the crisis coin
BEIRUT - The economic crisis has forced some Lebanese students who left to study abroad to return home to pursue their education, as they no longer have access to the money they or their parents...
Tala Ramadan, 26 November 2021
Retired ISF members ask state to provide them with fuel in face of economic crisis
BEIRUT — Internal Security Forces retirees denounced on Friday deteriorating living conditions and demanded the state supply them with fuel in the face of Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis....
26 November 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,474 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Eight more people have died, raising the death toll to 8,693
26 November 2021
Demonstrators block Tripoli square to protest lira’s loss of value
BEIRUT — Demonstrators blocked al-Nour Square in Tripoli on Friday to protest the unprecedented collapse of the Lebanese lira. Here is what we know: • Before gathering in...
26 November 2021
During the meeting, Asmar also proposed a transportation allowance for Lebanese security forces personnel of LL1.5 million per month
26 November 2021
Public Works and Transport Minister Ali Hamieh said that a proposed public transportation plan spanning the "entirety of Lebanese territories" is pending the World Bank's response, during a meeting with General Confederation of Lebanese Workers head Bechara Asmar, the NNA reports
26 November 2021
BDL issues statement criticizing platforms and applications for manipulating the lira’s exchange rate
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s central bank issued a statement Friday criticizing online applications and platforms that provide the parallel market exchange rate for the Lebanese lira as inaccurate and...
Wael Taleb, 26 November 2021
No lockdown will be imposed in the coming period, Abiad announces
BEIRUT — Public Health Minister Firass Abiad announced on Friday that the ministry is not considering a lockdown to manage spiking COVID-19 case numbers in the coming period, since, according to...
Tala Ramadan, 26 November 2021
Supreme Judicial Council head Souheil Abboud rejected the resignations submitted by three judges to protest political interference in the judiciary, a judicial source told L'Orient Today. Another source identified the judges as Janet Hanna, Karla Kassis and Roula al-Housseini
26 November 2021
Is there hope for Lebanon's IMF talks?
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are back on track after more than a year's hiatus. In that time, the Lebanese population has sunk further into poverty as the...
Kabalan Farah, 26 November 2021
Hajjar promises action on ration card after protesters storm Social Affairs Ministry
BEIRUT — A group of protestors stormed into the Social Affairs Ministry Friday demanding to meet Minister Hector Hajjar, who spoke with them before holding an impromptu press conference. Here’s...
Wael Taleb, 26 November 2021
Judges resign, Pope promises to help Lebanon, lira hits LL25,000: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Three judges, all women, have resigned in protest of political interference in the judiciary, a judicial source told L’Orient...
