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The Lebanese Army announced that it has received a donation of six tons of food products from the Czech Republic. The army had scrapped meat from meals last year as food prices skyrocketed due to an unprecedented economic crisis
27 October 2021
General Security chief Abbas Ibrahim, who accompanied Prime Minister Najib Mikati on a visit to Iraq, informed the Energy Minister today that the Iraqis are willing to sign another deal with Lebanon that would increase the amount of fuel Iraq is giving Lebanon, the NNA reports
27 October 2021
Parents of Lebanese students studying abroad have called for a protest tomorrow outside the Parliament session at UNESCO Palace to demand passage of an amendment to the “student dollar law,” allowing depositors to transfer up to $10,000 at the official exchange rate for tuition
27 October 2021
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Lebanese ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Fawzi Kabbara, and gave him an "objection note" regarding Information Minister George Kurdahi's comments on the war in Yemen, a Lebanese foreign ministry spokesperson told L'Orient Today
27 October 2021
An Israeli army spokesperson in a tweet confirmed the news that Israeli forces had detained a Lebanese shepherd earlier today and said that he is being interrogated. The spokesperson claimed that the shepherd had crossed the border
27 October 2021
Foreign Minister Abdallah Abou Habib said he is closely following events in Sudan after the military coup and that "data available to us to date" indicates that Lebanese there are safe. He called on Sudan's Lebanese residents to take all possible safety measures, NNA reports
27 October 2021
An Israeli army patrol seized a 16-year-old shepherd who was walking his sheep in the area of Wazzani in south Lebanon this afternoon, the NNA reported
27 October 2021
Diab lawsuit throws a new hurdle in the way of the Beirut port blast investigation
BEIRUT – Another hurdle was thrown in the way of the Beirut port investigation when former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab filed a suit against the Lebanese state Wednesday, one day before he...
Ghada Alsharif, 27 October 2021
All procedures related to former Prime Minister Hassan Diab's prosecution in the Beirut port blast probe must be suspended until a decision is made on his lawsuit filed in the Court of Cassation. Diab was scheduled to come in for questioning tomorrow morning
27 October 2021
Former Prime Minister Hassan Diab has sued the Lebanese state for "grave mistakes" attributed to the Beirut port explosion investigator Judge Tarek Bitar, a judicial source told L'Orient Today. The lawsuit argues that Bitar does not have the authority to prosecute Diab
27 October 2021
Lebanon has registered 751 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Seven people have died, raising the death toll to 8,472
27 October 2021
Some attendees of a funeral of two alleged smugglers who were killed yesterday in an exchange of fire with the Lebanese Army in Wadi Khaled attempted to storm an army barracks in the area, while soldiers shot in the air to disperse them, our correspondent in Akkar reports
27 October 2021
Information Minister George Kurdahi responded to the backlash from Saudi officials over comments he had made about the war in Yemen, noting that they were made before he was appointed to the post. He said that he would not resign, adding that "Lebanon's interest is above all"
27 October 2021
ByBus: When public transport shows up in Jbeil
An unconventional scene has been unfolding over the past few weeks in Jbeil: nearly 50 bus stops have cropped up on roadsides, and a bus station has appeared in the heart of the city. The...
Yara GERMANY, 27 October 2021
Abbas Mazloum, who was paralyzed from the waist down in last year's Beirut port explosion, died this morning from a heart attack. A family member told L’Orient Today they could not currently confirm whether his death was related to the injuries he sustained in the blast
27 October 2021
The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights is set to arrive in Lebanon on Nov. 1 for a visit to examine “the government’s efforts to alleviate poverty in the country,” a UN press release announced. He will visit Beirut, Tripoli and areas in Akkar and the Bekaa
27 October 2021
Qatar has banned imports of mint, parsley, coriander, thyme and “mloukhieh” from Lebanon due to what the country’s Public Health Ministry has said were high levels of pesticides and E. coli in recently analyzed samples, a statement from the ministry reported
27 October 2021
Nissan asks Tokyo court for leniency over Ghosn charges
TOKYO — A lawyer for Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday asked a Tokyo court for leniency when it sentences the company over charges that it allowed ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn to hide earnings from...
27 October 2021
Geagea misses hearing over Tayyouneh clashes
BEIRUT — Supporters of the Lebanese Forces party on Wednesday blocked roads leading to leader Samir Geagea’s residence as he failed to turn up for a hearing at army intelligence over fatal...
27 October 2021
The Foreign Ministry in a tweet responded to backlash from Saudi officials regarding comments about the Yemen war made by George Kurdahi before he was appointed information minister, saying his comments do not reflect the Lebanese government’s official position
27 October 2021
Fuel prices shifted again this morning. The cost of 20 liters of 95- and 98-octane gas fell slightly to LL296,200 and LL305,600, respectively. However, the price of 20 liters of diesel went up slightly to LL274,800, and the cost of a household gas tank rose to LL234,300
27 October 2021
Removal request targets Akiki, transport sector strike off, Rai does political rounds: What to know today
Military court Judge Fadi Akiki, who has charged 68 people in connection with the Oct. 14 Tayyouneh clashes, yesterday became the latest target of a removal request. Lawyers for some of those held...
