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A Future Movement MP denies Saad Hariri is withdrawing from politics and says his party will run in the upcoming legislative elections
BEIRUT— MP Nazih Najem (Future Movement/Beirut) said Thursday that media speculation that the leader of his party, former Premier Saad Hariri, would withdraw from politics is unfounded, adding that...
30 December 2021
Finance Ministry employees announce weeklong strike
BEIRUT — Finance Ministry employees announced Thursday a weeklong strike, scheduled from Jan. 3 to Jan. 10, “that would act as a cry for help to safeguard public administration.” Here’s what we...
30 December 2021
The Energy Ministry has announced a new price hike in back-up generator power tariffs
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Thursday set the price of the kilowatt hour produced by metered private generators in December at LL7,104, an increase of 9.26 percent compared to the previous...
30 December 2021
France’s ambassador to Beirut vows Paris will work to ensure Lebanese can vote in 2022
BEIRUT — France’s ambassador to Lebanon Anne Grillo vowed Thursday that Paris will work to ensure that “every Lebanese citizen can express their voice in a fair, free, and transparent democratic...
30 December 2021
Deputy PM Chami: "Negotiations with the IMF will step up”
BEIRUT — Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami announced on Thursday after meeting with President Michel Aoun that "negotiations with the International Monetary Fund will step up,” as IMF delegation...
30 December 2021
Mawlawi speaks to Kuwaiti security authorities, offering yesterday's captagon bust as "proof" of Lebanese commitment to ending smuggling
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi on Thursday communicated with Kuwaiti security authorities, praising security cooperation between the two countries which contributed to yesterday's...
30 December 2021
Labor heads announce funding campaign for medicine card
BEIRUT – General Confederation of Lebanese Workers President Bechara Asmar and head of the Pharmacists’ Syndicate Joe Salloum announced during a press conference on Thursday the launch of a funding...
30 December 2021
Ski resorts to be priced in lira only, reminds Tourism Ministry
BEIRUT — The Tourism Ministry insisted on Thursday that prices at ski resorts in Lebanon are set in Lebanese lira, denying rumors about some resorts pricing their services in US dollars. Here’s...
30 December 2021
ISF says it captured alleged thieves from last week's Beirut vegetable market heist
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces announced Thursday that it has arrested four people allegedly responsible for last week’s break-in and theft at Beirut’s vegetable market. Here’s what we...
30 December 2021
Aoun meets with Lebanese ambassador to Iran to discuss nuclear file
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun on Thursday discussed “developments in Iran’s nuclear file” in a meeting with Lebanon’s Ambassador to Iran Hassan Abbas, the Lebanese Presidency’s Twitter reports....
30 December 2021
Saudi king calls on Lebanon to curb Hezbollah's "terrorist hegemony"
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday called on Lebanese authorities to "stop Hezbollah’s terrorist hegemony over the structures of the state.” The king’s statement is yet...
30 December 2021
Minister vows COVID-19 rules enforcement, May 15 elections date official, captagon seizure: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Coronavirus prevention measures will be strictly enforced over the upcoming New Year’s weekend, Interior Minister Bassam...
