Judge Tarek Bitar is expected to question Customs Chief Badri Daher on Monday over the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, a judicial source told L’Orient Today 28 March 2021
Lebanon has registered 2,724 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Thirty-eight more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 6,096 28 March 2021
During Sunday mass, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai reminded President Michel Aoun and Premier-designate Saad Hariri that they are constitutionally obliged to hold consultations and agree on a cabinet lineup. Lebanon has been without a government for more than seven months 28 March 2021
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan told local media the government cannot purchase the Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines with World Bank financing because they are not recognized by the World Health Organization. “We have allowed private companies to import them,” he said 28 March 2021
Dozens of protesters are marching from Banque du Liban in Hamra toward the Economy Ministry in downtown Beirut, blocking traffic in the area, local media report. Sporadic protests against the deteriorating living conditions in the country have erupted over the last few weeks 28 March 2021
Lebanon-Israel truce stalls over withdrawal zones; US plans Hormuz transit levy: Everything you need to know this Tuesday
