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The Lebanese Red Cross reported that it has treated 67 wounded people on site so far at the Tripoli protests tonight. Fifteen injured people have been transported to local hospitals
27 January 2021
The Internal Security Forces said nine of its members were injured, one critically, by grenades thrown during Tripoli’s protests, stressing that they were military grenades and not sound grenades or Molotov cocktails
27 January 2021
At least two people were wounded with live ammunition during Tripoli’s protests as security forces attempted to push demonstrators out of Al-Nour Square
27 January 2021
The Lebanese Red Cross reported that it has treated 46 wounded people on site at the Tripoli protests tonight. Six injured people have been transported to local hospitals
27 January 2021
The Internal Security Forces released a statement calling on Tripoli’s protesters to “withdraw immediately” and refrain from entering the serail building “for their safety, because we are forced to defend our posts by all legitimate means”
27 January 2021
Protesters in Tripoli have lit a car on fire, while security forces fired shots to disperse the crowds. It could not be immediately confirmed whether they had fired live ammunition or rubber bullets
27 January 2021
Protesters injured by gunfire, security forces by grenades in chaotic Tripoli protests
TRIPOLI/BEIRUT — At least three protesters have been wounded by live bullets and a member of the Internal Security Forces has been critically injured by a grenade during a chaotic night of protests...
Omar Tamo, 27 January 2021
Protestors in Tripoli have broken down the entrance of the government Serail and barricaded it. Security forces have responded by launching large amounts of tear gas to disperse crowds and some threw rocks back into the crowd after they were lobbed by protesters
27 January 2021
Authorities unveil monthslong vaccination plan as COVID-19 patients flood hospitals
BEIRUT — Lebanon recorded 76 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday — another grim new daily record — the same day it unveiled its much-anticipated COVID-19 inoculation program that seeks to cover 70 percent of...
Georgi Azar, 27 January 2021
The Lebanese Red Cross reported that 22 wounded people have been wounded in protests in Tripoli so far tonight and one has been transported to a local hospital
27 January 2021
Lebanon has registered 76 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, setting a new record, while 3,906 people have tested positive for the virus. The total death toll now stands at 2,553
27 January 2021
Security forces have launched tear gas at protesters near Tripoli’s Serail, the NNA reports. The Lebanese Red Cross has said that six teams have been dispatched to treat and transport the wounded to hospitals
27 January 2021
Security forces are using water cannons against protesters near Tripoli’s Serail to prevent them from entering, video footage from the twitter account of Akhbar al-Saha shows
27 January 2021
Protesters have gathered at the entrance to the city of Sur in solidarity with demonstrations in Tripoli, demanding that basic needs be secured for residents during the COVID-19 lockdown, the NNA reports
27 January 2021
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan at the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination plan said the strategy will aim to inoculate 80 percent of citizens, the NNA reports. “The vaccine will be free of charge … even in private vaccination centers,” Hassan said
27 January 2021
For the third day protesters have gathered in front of Tripoli’s Serail and are throwing rocks at the building, denouncing the COVID-19 lockdown and deteriorating living conditions, the NNA reports. Protesters have also gathered in Tripoli’s Abdul Hamid Karami Square
27 January 2021
The second phase of the vaccine rollout will prioritize “other vulnerable populations,” including school teachers and staff, childcare workers, essential workers in high-risk jobs, and remaining health-care workers
27 January 2021
The plan says the country will aim to vaccinate 400 people daily in each inoculation center. The first phase will prioritize the most vulnerable residents, including health workers, people aged 65 and older, and staff in elderly homes and prisons
27 January 2021
The Health Ministry has released Lebanon's COVID-19 vaccination plan. The plan indicates that each person will need two doses of the Pfizer vaccine within a time frame of three weeks. The first five batches of 2.1 million vaccines will be rolled out weekly beginning mid-February
27 January 2021
The Lebanese Army said five people were arrested during Tripoli's protests yesterday for alleged vandalism of public and private property, inciting riots, and attacking security forces. It also said 31 of its soldiers were wounded but did not specify the severity of injuries
27 January 2021
Dozens gathered in Nabatieh to protest deteriorating living conditions brought about by the total lockdown, L'Orient-Le Jour reports, adding that a call to rally for a similar demonstration in downtown Beirut at 5 p.m. is circulating on social media
27 January 2021
Masked men wielding assault weapons have killed one man and shot another during an attempted robbery at a junction in Nabi Sheet town, VDL (93.3) reports
27 January 2021
The credit rating agency Moody’s has assigned Lebanon a C grade – its lowest rating – with the likelihood of debt holders incurring a loss exceeding 65 percent. The country is exposed to “very high social risk and rapidly declining wealth,” the report said
27 January 2021
The Beirut Bar Association has asked British authorities to stop the voluntary liquidation of Savaro Ltd., a UK-registered company, over possible links to the Beirut port blast, Reuters reports. The association asserts that Savaro has been indicted in relation to the blast
27 January 2021
In Lebanon, PCR tests for coronavirus are plentiful but problematic
It has become a ritual for the Lebanese to wait each evening for the daily numbers issued by the Health Ministry telling how many people have died from COVID-19 and how many have tested positive...
Salah Hijazi, 27 January 2021
Lebanon’s coronavirus vaccination plan will be announced today, caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab has told a meeting of the COVID-19 ministerial committee, according to a statement from his office
27 January 2021
Army crackdown in Tripoli, record COVID-19 deaths, budget goes to cabinet: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . For the second day in a row, the Lebanese Army cracked down on protests in Tripoli against the COVID-19 lockdown, which has...
