Lebanese public debt hit $101.6 billion in late July
Lebanese public debt amounted to $101.6 billion in late July, according to figures published by the Ministry of Finance and relayed by Lebanon This Week , Byblos Bank’s weekly magazine. This...
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Brazil beat Switzerland 1-0 to reach last 16
A Brazil side lacking spark without the injured Neymar needed a late strike from Casemiro to edge out Switzerland 1-0 on Monday as the five-time winners secured their place in the World Cup last 16...
28 November 2022
MPs challenge 2022 budget before the Constitutional Council
While all it took was for a minister to announce a Whatsapp tax of $6 per month to provoke the protest movement of Oct. 17, 2019, the street and Parliament have remained surprisingly quiet so far...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 28 November 2022
US coach sorry for flag furor ahead of Iran clash
United States coach Gregg Berhalter apologized on Monday for the furor triggered by a social media post depicting a modified version of Iran's flag as the two geopolitical foes prepared for their...
28 November 2022
US Congress members in Lebanon urge new president 'as soon as possible'
Three US Congress members began a tour of Lebanon on Monday, urging political leaders to elect a president and form a government amid the country's economic and political crises, according to a...
28 November 2022
Iran Revolutionary Guards militia member shot dead
A member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Basij militia was shot dead Monday, the Guards said, as the Islamic Republic has been gripped by more than two months of protest....
28 November 2022
Saudi unveils plan for massive new airport in capital
Saudi Arabia on Monday announced plans for a new airport in Riyadh intended to spur rapid growth in the capital while advancing the kingdom's ambitious aviation goals. ...
28 November 2022
Turkey says it will discuss NATO bids with Swedish, Finnish FMs in Bucharest
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that he would meet with his Swedish and Finnish counterparts to discuss their bid to join NATO on the margins of the alliance's meeting in...
28 November 2022
Tunisia ex-speaker in court again over alleged jihadist links
The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament appeared on Monday before a judge investigating accusations his party helped Tunisian jihadists travel to fight in Iraq and Syria....
28 November 2022
Two young Syrians arrested on suspicion of stealing electrical cables from the National Library in Beirut
The Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced on Monday the arrest of two young Syrians, identified by the initials A. A. and K. A., on suspicion of stealing electrical cables from the National...
28 November 2022
Iran welcomes Iraq moves on guarding border
Iran reacted favorably Monday to neighboring Iraq's decision to redeploy federal guards along its border, after the Islamic Republic launched missile and drone strikes against Kurdish-Iranian...
28 November 2022
Iranian actors stage silent protest without headscarves: video
A group of Iranian actors have staged a silent protest without their headscarves in a gesture of solidarity with demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a video posted on social media...
28 November 2022
Khamenei puts Lebanon back at the heart of a regional tug of war
Lebanon is an arena for geopolitical confrontation. This is the message Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wanted to convey in his most recent speech, delivered on Saturday. “The policy of the...
Salah HIJAZI, 28 November 2022
Iran summons German envoy after rights council vote
Iran on Monday summoned the German ambassador to protest last week's UN Human Rights Council decision, based on a resolution co-sponsored by Berlin, to probe Iran's response to nationwide protests....
28 November 2022
Army search in Baalbeck following the kidnapping of two Syrian teenagers
The Lebanese Army on Monday searched the homes of convicts and suspects in the al-Sharawneh neighborhood of Baalbeck, in the Bekaa, in relation to the kidnapping of two Syrian teenagers, ...
28 November 2022
Prominent Iran actor freed on bail: media
A prominent Iranian actor has been released on bail more than a week after her arrest for having supported nationwide protests, local media reported. Hengameh Ghaziani "was...
28 November 2022
Fuel prices rise
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Monday announced an increase in all fuel prices, except for the oil used to supply private generators. Here are the new prices : • Twenty liters of 95-octane...
28 November 2022
Mikati reiterates his support for Frangieh, saying the Marada leader could form a 'winning duo' with Berri
BEIRUT — Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati is sticking to his choice. Following his announcement two weeks ago , he reiterated on Sunday evening his support for Sleiman...
28 November 2022
Four Syrian drug smugglers killed in clashes with Jordanian guards
AMMAN — At least four Syrian drug smugglers were killed and several were injured after a shootout at the weekend with Jordanian army patrols near the Syrian-Jordanian border, residents and...
28 November 2022
Police bust cocaine 'super-cartel' in Dubai, European countries: Europol
Police have dismantled a huge drugs "super-cartel" that controlled a third of Europe's cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries including six top suspects in Dubai,...
28 November 2022
Nearly 20 elderly people infected by cholera in a nursing home in Tripoli
A total of 19 elderly people were evacuated from a nursing home in Tripoli after contracting cholera, a source from the Lebanese Ministry of Health told L'Orient Today on Monday. On Sunday,...
28 November 2022
Four dead as hotel siege in Somali capital enters 18th hour
Somali forces closed in on Monday on Al-Shabaab militants laying siege to a popular hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, where at least four people have been killed in an ongoing attack. The crackle...
28 November 2022
Sexual assault laws protest, dollar pricing, pharmacists’ syndicate elections: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Protesters held a sit-in outside Parliament on Saturday demanding stronger legal measures against sexual assault. “Strengthen...
