Economy ministry lowers per-gram bread price
BEIRUT — The Economy Ministry on Friday evening announced a weight increase for all three Lebanese bread bundle sizes. The adjustments amount to a more than 5 percent drop on average in the...
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Kurdahi resignation unlikely to solve Lebanon-Gulf crisis, analysts say
BEIRUT — In the wake of Lebanese Information Minister George Kurdahi’s announcement of his resignation today, some political players, including French President Emmanuel Macron, voiced hopes of an...
Richard SALAME, 3 December 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,765 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Ten people have died, raising the death toll to 8,755
3 December 2021
Premier Mikati assigns education minister as caretaker information minister
BEIRUT — Education Minister Abbas Halabi has been assigned as the caretaker information minister, the premiership announced in a statement Friday following the resignation of George Kurdahi over...
Abbas Mahfouz, 3 December 2021
Mikati calls for questioning of MPs in relation to the Beirut blast probe to be handed over to the Supreme Council
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday called on the country’s judicial authorities to assign the Supreme Council to handle the questioning of MPs in relation to the August 2020 Beirut port...
Wael Taleb, 3 December 2021
Hours after the resignation of Information Minister George Kurdahi, French President Emmanuel Macron said, from the UAE, that he hopes for progress in the coming hours on Lebanon, which suffered a diplomatic rift with Gulf states following remarks by Kurdahi on the war in Yemen
3 December 2021
More than 14 manhole covers stolen along a main road in Akkar
BEIRUT — More than 14 metal manhole covers along a sewage channel in Akkar were found to have been stolen Friday, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the region reported. Here’s what we know:...
3 December 2021
The nurses syndicate has sounded the alarm over COVID-19 as the holiday season approaches
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Order of Nurses has warned of the “renewed danger” of COVID-19 amid an uptick in positive cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks while the international community warily eyes...
3 December 2021
Human Rights Watch urges reforms to guarantee Syrian refugee children’s access to education
BEIRUT — A report published Friday by Human Rights Watch estimates that thousands of Syrian refugee children remain out of school and urged the Lebanese government to implement the necessary policy...
Abbas Mahfouz, 3 December 2021
Lebanon’s environment and interior ministers discussed “possible solution” to garbage collection impasse
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi and Environment Minister Nasser Yassin met Friday with municipal officials to discuss “possible solutions” to an impasse over trash collection in parts of...
3 December 2021
Lira strengthens to LL22,500 as Kurdahi resigns after weeks of pressure
BEIRUT — The lira strengthened against the US dollar Friday following Information Minister George Kurdahi’s resignation. It is currently trading at LL22,500 on the parallel market. Here’s what...
Kabalan Farah, 3 December 2021
Embattled Information Minister George Kurdahi tenders his resignation
BEIRUT — Lebanese Information Minister George Kurdahi announced his resignation Friday, in a move intended to facilitate a possible resolution to a diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and the Gulf...
Rana Tabbara, 3 December 2021
Speaker Nabih Berri has called for Parliament to meet Tuesday
BEIRUT — Speaker Nabih Berri has called on the Parliament to meet Tuesday to discuss a series of pending draft laws, the NNA reported Friday. Here is what we know: • The session...
3 December 2021
Gas station syndicate provides explanation for drop in Lebanon fuel prices
BEIRUT — Gas station owners' syndicate spokesperson Georges Brax attributed the decline in fuel prices to the Lebanese lira’s slight rebound in value to the US dollar in recent days, adding that...
3 December 2021
Protesters stormed the Public Works Ministry this morning, where Minister Ali Hamieh met with then, NNA reports. Hamieh said he understands the "gap between the needs of the people and the government" and promised to follow up on the reconstruction of the Beirut port
3 December 2021
Aoun raises the bar: the government in return for the legislative — and the presidential — elections
As part of his efforts to get the government, which has been in a forced coma for nearly two months, back to life, the President of the Republic seems to have stepped his negotiation efforts up a...
Yara ABI AKL, 3 December 2021
Sources say Kurdahi resignation imminent, World Bank helps publicly insured, planned cash support for people with disabilities: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Information Minister George Kurdahi is expected to present his resignation today, L’Orient ’s political correspondent and...
