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Wildfires rage in north Lebanon, claiming a life as authorities appeal to Cyprus for help
BEIRUT — Wildfires raged across north Lebanon on Wednesday, claiming the life of a 15-year-old boy and sending residents fleeing the area as officials pled for international help to battle the...
Tala Ramadan, 28 July 2021
Warning that the Qobeiyat fire would spread to Hermel, Baalbeck-Hermel Gov. Bachir Khodr said that the province’s disaster management unit has mobilized to put out the blaze and preserve public safety
28 July 2021
Bar association lifts lawyer’s immunity for MPs Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter
BEIRUT — The Beirut Bar Association has lifted attorney’s immunity from MPs and former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zeaiter, a source from the association has confirmed to L’Orient...
28 July 2021
Fires in north Lebanon claim volunteer’s life as residents evacuate
BEIRUT — A volunteer died Wednesday while battling large wildfires that erupted in north Lebanon, threatening homes and forcing residents to evacuate. Here’s what we know: ...
28 July 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,224 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Two more people have died, raising the death toll to 7,897
28 July 2021
The heads of the NSSF and CGTL warn Lebanon’s social security fund faces fiscal crisis over drug costs
BEIRUT — The president of the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers (CGTL) warned that Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund could go bankrupt in light of rising costs for medicines covered...
28 July 2021
Drug shortages persist despite ministry’s decision to lift subsidies, stablize supply
BEIRUT — Almost two weeks have passed since the Health Ministry issued a decision ending subsidies on many imported medicines in an apparent effort to stabilize the supply of drugs available in the...
Wael Taleb, 28 July 2021
New Premier-designate Najib Mikati said he gave President Michel Aoun his suggestions regarding government formation during a meeting this afternoon in Baabda, telling reporters afterward that he “found acceptance” from Aoun’s side, and “also took his comments into consideration”
28 July 2021
Gen. Joseph Aoun, who heads the Lebanese Army, has met in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. Aoun reportedly thanked Sisi for Egypt’s support to the army, while Sisi underscored the army’s role in ensuring security and stability in Lebanon
28 July 2021
Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli said in a news conference that he is in favor of lifting all types of constitutional immunities for the politicians who have been called in for questioning in relation to the Beirut port explosion
BEIRUT — Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli (Ind./W. Bekaa-Rashaya) said in a news conference that he is in favor of lifting all types of constitutional immunities for the politicians who have been called...
28 July 2021
On the heels of Mikati’s designation as prime minister, the US State Department’s spokesperson has told reporters, “The US renews its call to quickly form a government” that is committed “to implementing essential reforms”
28 July 2021
Shots were fired on Wednesday when an argument broke out among several motorists at a gas station in southern Marjayoun over the order in which they would gas up, the NNA reports. The station reportedly stopped supplying fuel, and the Lebanese Army went to the scene
28 July 2021
Parents of Lebanese students abroad have denounced officials for failing to implement a law that would enable them to transfer up to $10,000 to their children at the official exchange rate to enable them to continue their education
BEIRUT — Parents of Lebanese students abroad issued a statement on Wednesday denouncing officials for failing to implement a law that would enable them to transfer up to $10,000 to their...
28 July 2021
‘Wounded soul’: Beirut blast haunts scarred survivors
BEIRUT — A year after the cataclysmic Beirut port blast, Shady Rizk’s doctors are still plucking glass from his body. The latest extraction was a centimeter-long sliver above his knee pit....
28 July 2021
The UK’s foreign secretary said Najib Mikati’s designation as premier should be followed by the quick formation of a government that can “deliver the reforms needed to stabilise” Lebanon, adding, “There is no time to waste to address the growing economic and humanitarian crisis”
28 July 2021
The Beirut port investigation keeps running up against a wall of prerogatives
How does the local scene look eight days from the first anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion? The political class is trying to bypass an investigation that, although not yet...
Claude ASSAF, 28 July 2021
Fuel prices have decreased, after having risen steadily since the government partially ended fuel subsidies in June. The cost of 20 liters of 95- and 98-octane gas fell by LL300 to LL75,600 and LL78,100, and of diesel by LL700 to LL57,500. A household gas tank costs LL53,600
28 July 2021
COVID-19 cases surge, Hariri backs immunity suspension, basic goods shortages: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email. Click here to sign up. Lebanon recorded its highest number of single-day new COVID-19 cases since April. The Health Ministry reported 1,502 new cases...
