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Lebanon has recorded 249 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily case count since Aug. 3. Twenty-one more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,345
3 May 2021
Diab said that the monthly cash allocation for vulnerable families would depend on how subsidies on basic goods are retargeted and the family’s size, income and assets. A full interview with al-Hurra will be aired at 11 p.m. Beirut time
3 May 2021
Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab has told TV channel al-Hurra that Lebanon will be “obliged” to dip into the central bank’s mandatory foreign currency reserves to finance a proposed cash card for vulnerable families program, which he said would cost around $1 billion
3 May 2021
The reconstruction of the port of Beirut is everyone’s concern
In a context similar to that of the aftermath of the Civil War, and while the people of Beirut and its suburbs are still traumatized from the loss of their houses, shops, neighborhoods and...
Public Works Studio, 3 May 2021
Inspectors from Beirut Municipality seized fish being sold at the Sabra market that “smelled foul, had sunken eyes” and oozed “black rot” when squeezed. The seizure came as part of efforts to prevent the sale of contaminated fish that washed up dead on the shores of Lake Qaraoun
3 May 2021
In a meeting with Lebanon’s delegation to talks with Israel on maritime border negotiations, President Michel Aoun stressed “the importance of correcting the borders in accordance with international laws and regulations,” his office states. Talks are set to resume Tuesday
3 May 2021
Riad Salameh told Reuters that he bought his French properties before being appointed to head the central bank in 1993 and that he has declared the source of his wealth. French lawyers have accused Salameh of involvement in the “suspicious” purchase of luxury property in France
3 May 2021
Legal complaint in France targets Lebanon’s central bank governor, anti-financial crime NGO says
BEIRUT/PARIS — Non-profit organization Sherpa and a group of lawyers have filed a legal complaint to France’s financial prosecutor against Lebanese central bank Gov. Riad Salameh over alleged...
