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Fuel shipments to Lebanon may face delays if the Suez Canal blockage persists

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s fuel supply chain faces potential risks as the blockage of the Suez Canal — one of the world’s most vital maritime trade arteries — rounds out its fourth day on Friday with no...

Georgi Azar, 26 March 2021

As school enrollment drops amid prolonged closures in Lebanon, child labor rates among Syrian refugees are on the rise

DALHAMIEH, Zahle — Amid the prolonged closure of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment rates in Lebanon have fallen and dropouts have increased, while child labor is on the rise among...

Abby Sewell, 26 March 2021

The council has also removed the nighttime curfew and extended opening hours at restaurants, cafes and retail stores until 9 p.m., effective Monday. All bars and nightclubs will remain closed

26 March 2021

Lebanon will enter a total lockdown from 5 a.m. on April 3 to 5 a.m. on April 6 to prevent large gatherings during the Easter holiday season, the Higher Defense Council has announced

26 March 2021

Lebanon has registered 3,100 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Forty-nine more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 6,013

26 March 2021

Pharmacies are "on the verge of complete collapse” and may have to shut down if recent demands that the Health Ministry increase profit margins and solve ongoing medicine shortages are not met, a statement from the pharmacists’ syndicate has warned

26 March 2021

Scores of demonstrators have gathered in front of Banque du Liban in Hamra to protest Gov. Riad Salameh's policies and demand “depositors’ rights,” the NNA reports. Earlier this week, BDL extended effective haircuts on U.S. dollar deposits for another six months

26 March 2021

The bodies of four Syrians — two women and two children — who died from "bitter cold" were found in Ainata al-Arz, Baalbeck-Hermel Gov. Bachir Khodr tweeted

26 March 2021

After analyzing the dangerous chemicals at the Zahrani Oil Installations, the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission is set to transfer the materials to their laboratories for supervision and will inform the International Atomic Energy Agency about the chemicals, the commission said

26 March 2021

Al Jadeed reports that radioactive materials at the Zahrani Oil Installations have been there since 1970, when the facility was managed by US company Caltex. The management of the installations has formally requested the materials' removal by the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission

26 March 2021

An averted strike by truckers at Beirut’s port sheds light on the travails of an essential cog in the supply chain

BEIRUT — An open-ended truck owners’ strike at Beirut port that risked causing widespread goods shortages within days was averted on Monday when the Public Works and Transportation Ministry stepped...

Rana Tabbara, 26 March 2021

The Higher Defense Council has also tasked the Energy Ministry and the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission to safely deal with dangerous chemicals at the Zahrani Oil Installations and radioactive materials at the commission’s headquarters

26 March 2021

Pharmaceutical company Pharmaline has invited groups, such as private companies, syndicates and non-government organizations, interested in purchasing the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to register online. The first batch of 50,000 doses of the vaccine arrived in Lebanon overnight

26 March 2021

The Higher Defense Council has decided to extend the state of general mobilization, which was originally introduced to allow COVID-19 restrictions, for six months. Council head Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Asmar said the ministerial COVID-19 committee will discuss changes to lockdown measures later today

26 March 2021

From Beirut to Damascus, the sham and hypocrisy of the ‘mumanaa’ is imposed

His name was Lokman Slim. He was 58 and the victim of a cowardly assassination on the night of Feb. 3–4 in a crime that is widely blamed on Hezbollah in South Lebanon. His name was Lokman Slim. He...

Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 26 March 2021

At the start of the session, caretaker Premier Hassan Diab warned Lebanon is on the verge of a third wave of coronavirus, laying blame on the Lebanese people for not complying with restrictions. He said he is in favor of a six-month extension to the general mobilization

26 March 2021

President Michel Aoun announced during a session of the Higher Defense Council that he would reallocate LL50 billion from the president’s 2021 budget to those affected by the Beirut port explosion, to be handed out in coordination with the army

26 March 2021

The head of the Order of Physicians, Charaf Abou Charaf, has called on the government to create a rescue plan for the health sector “before it is too late.” Hospitals are struggling with equipment shortages, a staff exodus and meeting the costs of care as the lira tumbles

26 March 2021

The Internal Security Forces has arrested two men for alleged involvement in the theft of drain covers, which they were selling on for scrap metal, the ISF said in a statement. Traffic safety groups have warned of the danger of such thefts, as they leave open holes in the road

26 March 2021

CLARIFICATION: Aoun's office has issued a longer statement saying that the president submitted a financial disclosure form to the Constitutional Council and was given a receipt in return. MP Ibrahim Kanaan (FPM/Metn) also submitted a form listing his assets, the NNA reports

26 March 2021

President Michel Aoun has made a statement to the head of the Constitutional Council, Judge Tannous Mashlab, related to the illicit enrichment law that was passed in October. Aoun's office did not give further details on the purpose or content of the statement

26 March 2021

Higher Defense Council to meet, private sector inoculations, port probe questioning: Everything you need to know today

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Higher Defense Council meets today at 10 a.m. to discuss measures to combat COVID-19. President Michel Aoun called for the...

26 March 2021