Israel claims it shot down a Hezbollah drone on border with Lebanon
BEIRUT — The Israeli army claimed Tuesday evening that it had shot down a drone belonging to Hezbollah on the border with Lebanon. Here’s what we know: • The Israeli military...
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2021 in review: Which parties scored points and which ones lost ground on the Lebanese political scene
The Lebanese lira continues its freefall against the greenback, the 2020 Beirut port explosion probe remains in a stalemate, and the agreement with the International Monetary Fund hangs in the...
Salah Hijazi, 4 January 2022
Machine guns, ammunition seized from vehicle of woman and daughter in Bekaa
BEIRUT — The Lebanese army arrested a woman and her daughter in the Bekaa area after seizing weapons and ammunition from their vehicle, the army said in a statement Tuesday. Here’s what we know:...
4 January 2022
Lira hits another new record low as it plummets past LL30,000 to the dollar
BEIRUT — The holidays brought a brief respite to the currency market; however, the opening days of 2022 have brought a new record low for the national currency. In just four days, or two business...
Kabalan Farah, 4 January 2022
Families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast gathered today at the port to mark 17 months since the tragedy. After the gathering, they issued a statement asking Lebanese politicians, “Is your demand to bury the truth?” The probe into the blast is presently suspended
4 January 2022
Health committee head proposes forming a ministerial committee to come up with an emergency plan for the beleaguered sector
BEIRUT — Parliamentary health committee head MP Assem Araji on Tuesday proposed forming a ministerial health committee that would come up with an emergency plan for the struggling health sector in...
Wael Taleb, 4 January 2022
Lebanon has registered 5,087 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Nineteen people have died, bringing the death toll to 9,193
4 January 2022
Will the new “lollar” rate of LL8,000 to the greenback affect tuition fees at Lebanese universities?
BEIRUT — Since Banque du Liban increased the rate of the so-called “Lebanese dollar” or “lollar” used for bank withdrawals from LL3,900 to LL8,000 last month, students in Lebanese universities have...
Tala Ramadan, 4 January 2022
Hariri hits out at Nasrallah over Saudi Arabia comments
BEIRUT— Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who has been in the United Arab Emirates for months after facing serious setbacks on the Lebanese political scene, criticized Tuesday remarks made by...
4 January 2022
Army arrests 39 people suspected of engaging in celebratory gunfire over New Year
BEIRUT – The Lebanese army announced Tuesday that it had made 39 arrests in the Bekaa and North Lebanon on Monday and Tuesday following raids on houses from which celebratory shots were allegedly...
4 January 2022
Aoun reaffirms eagerness to maintain ‘good relationships’ with Gulf countries
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun on Tuesday reaffirmed keenness “to maintain Lebanon’s relationship with Arab and worldwide countries, and especially the Gulf countries led by Saudi Arabia,” the...
4 January 2022
Prime minister vows to ‘make every effort’ to support Lebanon’s army
BEIRUT — Prime Minster Najib Mikati vowed Tuesday he would “make every effort to help the army,” as its members’ living conditions continue to deteriorate given the depreciation of the Lebanese...
4 January 2022
Health minister says opening schools will likely worsen virus' spread, but a solution is in the works
BEIRUT – Health Minister Firass Abiad estimated on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting with the Parliamentary Health Committee that “the opening of schools is likely to accentuate the spread of the virus,”...
Rana Tabbara, 4 January 2022
Previously closed Falafel Sahyoun reopens, restoring rivalry
BEIRUT – The Falafel Sahyoun store owned by Fouad Mustapha Sahyoun, which closed in October, reopened yesterday, his son told L’Orient Today . Here’s what we know: • The shop,...
Richard SALAME, 4 January 2022
South Lebanon Water Establishment waives late fees for customers who did not pay their bills in 2021
BEIRUT— The South Lebanon Water Establishment announced in a statement that subscribers who did not pay their water subscription fees for the year 2021 and previous years will be exempted from 90...
4 January 2022
Suspect who threw grenade at house in Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp arrested
BEIRUT— Palestinian security forces handed Lebanese security services a suspect who allegedly threw a grenade near a house in Rashidieh camp near Sur last night, the NNA reports. Here’s what we...
4 January 2022
Ambiguity still governs expat voting terms, despite amendments made
The fact that the Constitutional Council did not reach a decision Dec. 21 on the Free Patriotic Movement’s appeal of amendments that Parliament made to electoral law no. 44 of 2017 has perhaps met...
Claude ASSAF, 4 January 2022
Gasoline, diesel and household cooking gas see price increases
BEIRUT — New fuel prices announced by the Energy Ministry on Tuesday show an increase in the cost of gasoline, diesel and cooking gas. Here’s what we know: • The price of 20...
4 January 2022
Nasrallah backs Mar Mikhael, Mikati distances Lebanon from Hezbollah’s Saudi stance, lira hits new low: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Hassan Nasrallah affirmed his party’s commitment to the Mar Mikhael agreement with the Free Patriotic Movement. In a speech...
