Najib Mikati, the eternal spare tire
“Mikati is like water flowing through fingers that can never be picked up.” This statement by a politician who wished to remain anonymous sums up the political journey of the man the political...
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Caretaker health minister threatens striking pharmacies with legal action
BEIRUT — Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan warned Tuesday that legal action could be taken against pharmacies that have been on strike since July 16, while Lebanon, in the midst of...
27 July 2021
‘More of the same. Expect no change’: Mikati’s return is met with scorn
“He is just a version of [Saad] Hariri and Hassan Diab. His arrival at the Grand Serail will only aggravate the situation,” Thara, who hails from the Bab al-Raml neighborhood of Tripoli, says. The...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 27 July 2021
Future Movement leader Saad Hariri has proposed suspending “all constitutional articles” that give immunity to the president, premier, MPs and others in the Beirut port case. Multiple top officials have dodged judicial scrutiny in the probe; no one has yet been held accountable
27 July 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,502 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. One person has died, raising the death toll to 7,895
27 July 2021
Poultry farmers issue “cry of distress”
BEIRUT — The poultry farmers syndicate has issued a “cry of distress” amid ongoing fuel shortages and extensive power outages, calling on officials to save the sector “before it is too late.”...
27 July 2021
Generators in the Aley area will shut down indefinitely from tomorrow
BEIRUT — Generator owners in Aley and its neighboring villages have announced that they will shut down their generators from tomorrow until further notice, the NNA reports. What we know:...
27 July 2021
Bekaa residents protest Electricité de Zahlé power cuts amid diesel shortage
BEIRUT — Residents of the Bekaa Valley who receive their power from Electricité de Zahlé protested Tuesday in front of an Electricité du Liban processing station in Zahle over electricity rationing...
27 July 2021
No happy anniversary for bride caught up in Beirut blast
BEIRUT — It should have been the happiest of times, but the Lebanese doctor Israa Seblani does not even have a photograph of her wedding on display as the memories are so painful....
Yara ABI NADER, 27 July 2021
Protesters have stopped a fuel tanker in Beddawi and prevented it from continuing on to Beirut to protest local petrol and fuel shortages, the NNA reports. The shortages have led to particularly severe local blackouts and long lines at gas pumps
27 July 2021
New PM Mikati begins bid to form long-awaited cabinet
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister–designate, Najib Mikati, started consultations with leading political parties on Tuesday with a view to forming a long-awaited government....
27 July 2021
When Lebanon sought to triple the stake: in the murky waters of Lebanon’s floating power plants (part II of II)
This is the second part of a two-part investigation. Read Part I here. The second part of this investigative report focuses on 2017, when the government tried to triple its investment in...
Nada Maucourant Atallah, 27 July 2021
A 47-year-old Syrian man is in critical condition after a grenade exploded as he was collecting scrap metal along the highway from Beirut to the southern town of Jiyyeh, the NNA reports. The man has been transported to Hammoud Hospital in Saida
27 July 2021
Newly named Premier-designate Najib Mikati has arrived at Parliament for consultations with various parliamentary blocs on the government’s formation
27 July 2021
New PM-designate, lira gains, bread price falls slightly: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email. Click here to sign up. Najib Mikati, a billionaire, former premier and current MP, was designated yesterday to form Lebanon’s next government. Mikati...
