Six detainees escape from police custody
BEIRUT — Six detainees — two Lebanese, three Syrians and a Palestinian — escaped on Saturday from the Dahr al-Baidar police station in the Bekaa, our sister publication L’Orient-Le Jour reported....
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The South Lebanon Water Establishment has said its water pumping operations have been interrupted by frequent power cuts, adding that such cuts damage pumps and hydraulic equipment, which in turn leads to further delays in water distribution, the NNA reports
28 August 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,320 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Five people have died, raising the death toll to 8,040
28 August 2021
A new wildfire broke out today in western Qobeiyat in Akkar and quickly spread to neighboring forests and olive groves, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. Civil Defense volunteers intervened to extinguish the blaze with the help of local residents
28 August 2021
Baalbeck city and its surrounding areas have been without state electricity for two days, the NNA reports, warning of a total blackout should diesel stocks, which are used to power generators, run out. The NNA adds that Touch’s mobile phone network in Hermel went offline today
28 August 2021
Navy intercepts Syrian boat illegally entering Lebanese waters
BEIRUT — The Lebanese navy on Saturday intercepted a Syrian vessel, with passengers on board, after it entered Lebanese territorial waters, the state-run National News Agency reported. Here’s...
28 August 2021
"The Escape," by the Art of Boo
Bernard Hage, illustrator, cartoonist and musician and author of "Anatomy of a Hummus Plate," published in April 2021 by L'Orient-Le Jour and available on www.theartofboo.com ,...
