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Lebanon’s economic crisis is keeping hunters out of the woods
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s economic crisis has had a silver lining for at least some residents of the country — the birds. With the price of bullets skyrocketing, both legal and illegal hunters are...
Tala Ramadan, 28 September 2021
The registration period for the Lebanese diaspora wishing to vote in next year’s parliamentary polls has been set as Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 in a circular issued by Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib, the NNA reports. Voters can register online or in person at a diplomatic mission
28 September 2021
Ibrahim Hoteit, spokesperson for the relatives of the victims of the Beirut port blast, has announced a sit-in at the Palace of Justice to protest interference with the investigation after meeting with Justice Minister Henry Khoury today, the NNA reports
28 September 2021
Lebanon has registered 543 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Ten people have died, raising the death toll to 8,306
28 September 2021
Central Bank governor Riad Salameh was heard for two and a half hours by acting public prosecutor Jean Tannous at the Palace of Justice, in connection with embezzlement and tax evasion allegations, local media outlets report. No decision was taken at the end of the hearing
28 September 2021
Berri and Mikati discuss elections, foreign relations and electricity
BEIRUT — The 2022 parliamentary elections, foreign relations and electricity were on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri — the...
28 September 2021
Where has the ‘thawra’ gone?
Less than a month out from the second anniversary of the Oct. 17, 2019, uprising, the public squares that once buzzed with anger across the country have been plunged into darkness. While the...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 28 September 2021
The Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment has announced temporary water outages in areas of Beirut and some parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs starting this evening until Friday morning due to urgent maintenance on a water pipeline in Ouzai
28 September 2021
The Lebanese Army arrested nine new suspects in the case of 20 tons of ammonium nitrate seized earlier this month in the Bekaa, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. The army also reportedly found that its composition was suitable only to the production of explosives and not agriculture
28 September 2021
Gunfire erupted during a feud between families in Bab al-Tabbaneh, Tripoli, leaving a man injured and a number of cars and buildings damaged before army personnel arrived on the scene, the NNA reports
28 September 2021
Young Beiruti man injured in 2020 port explosion dies overnight
BEIRUT — Ibrahim Harb, a young man who went into a coma after sustaining injuries during the Beirut port explosion, died overnight Monday, local media report. Here’s what we know: ...
28 September 2021
Blast probe suspended, ‘lollar’ rate debate, Mikati favors early elections: What to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The Beirut port explosion investigation has been suspended after Judge Tarek Bitar was officially notified of a dismissal case...
