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After Rai’s speech, the specter of division in Lebanon looms once more
During a rally attended by thousands on Saturday in Bkirki, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai delivered an unprecedented speech that could mark a political turning point. Having criticized...
Jeanine JALKH, 3 March 2021
Public transport fares hiked in Lebanon amid mounting economic hardships
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Public Works and Transport Ministry has “temporarily” hiked all public transportation fares by 30 percent Wednesday, piling further economic pressure on the country’s most...
Georgi Azar, 3 March 2021
Lebanon has registered 3,463 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Sixty-one more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 4,866
3 March 2021
Public Works and Transport Ministry has approved a nominally temporary increase all public transportation tariffs by 30 percent. The “service” shared taxi rose from LL3,000 to LL4,000, while bus prices increased from LL1,500 to LL2,000. The hike comes amid rising fuel prices
3 March 2021
The Lebanese army said it distributed about LL3.73 billion today in aid to owners of houses damaged by the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion, covering 570 housing units over several areas. The disbursement of a total of LL150 billion is set to resume tomorrow
3 March 2021
Demonstrators have blocked multiple roads across the country, including Riad al-Solh in Beirut, Beit Shama in Baalbeck and Ablah roundabout in Zahle in protest against the deterioration of the Lebanese lira
3 March 2021
FPM deputies submitted an urgent law to Parliament requesting a LL1.5 trillion advance payment ($1 billion at the official rate) to cover Electricité du Liban’s projected deficit for the year. Without the funds, EDL cannot import fuel to provide electricity in the coming months
3 March 2021
After a meeting with BDL Gov. Riad Salameh, President Michel Aoun said that he had asked Salameh for the reasons behind the lira’s drop to record low rate of LL10,000 to the dollar. He called for prosecution of those involved in illegal speculation against the national currency
3 March 2021
One man has died and four others were injured in an explosion at a metal scrapyard in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood, the NNA reports. The cause of the explosion is not yet known and the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals
3 March 2021
Bassam Tleis, the head of the land transport unions, has said in a statement that public transport prices will increase by 30% amid rising fuel and operational costs. A formal announcement of the hikes will be made later today by the Public Works and Transport Ministry, he added
3 March 2021
The International Committee of the Red Cross has handed over to the Lebanese army Hussein Abu Qais, a Lebanese citizen who entered the occupied Palestinian territories near the town of Shebaa on Sunday and was arrested by the Israeli military, the army says in a statement
3 March 2021
A small group of protesters is touring the streets of Tripoli chanting "exchangers are thugs." Protests and roadblocks sprang up across the country on Tuesday after the Lebanese pound fell to LL10,000 to the dollar for the first time in Lebanon's history
3 March 2021
Countrywide protests, lira drops to historic low: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Protests broke out across the country as the Lebanese pound plunged to record lows . At noon on Tuesday, exchange shops were selling the US dollar for LL10,000 for the first time in Lebanon’s...
