Prosecutors appeal acquittal of Hariri murder suspects
LEIDSCHENDAM, The Netherlands — Prosecutors on Monday appealed the acquittal by a United Nations-backed court of two suspected Hezbollah members over the 2005 murder of Lebanese former Prime...
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The French diplomat charged with coordinating international support to Lebanon, Pierre Duquesne, has met in Beirut with Lebanese leaders including Public Works Minister Ali Hamieh, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. Duquesne last visited Lebanon in July ahead of the Aug. 4 aid conference
4 October 2021
Lebanon has registered 224 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Eight people have died, raising the death toll to 8,356
4 October 2021
Premier Najib Mikati has issued a statement saying his government is taking a series of measures to “ensure a minimum standard of living for the military, security personnel and public sector employees.” The statement came after a meeting with ISF Director General Imad Osman
4 October 2021
Appeals court throws out claims against Bitar, allowing port investigation to resume
BEIRUT — The Beirut Court of Appeals has unanimously rejected two lawsuits requesting to have investigating Judge Tarek Bitar removed from the 2020 Beirut port blast investigation over suspicion...
Richard SALAME, 4 October 2021
The Beirut appeals court has rejected requests by Nohad Machnouk, Ghazi Zeaiter, and Ali Hasan Khalil to remove Judge Tarek Bitar from the port blast investigation, allowing his work to resume. The court also fined the politicians LL800,000 each for bringing an arbitrary claim
4 October 2021
Offshore holdings of Lebanese political figures included in Pandora Papers findings
BEIRUT — A trove of leaked documents related to offshore financial operations implicating several high-profile Lebanese leaders has been published by a coalition of media outlets led by the...
4 October 2021
A strike at Rafik Hariri University Hospital is ongoing, with outpatient services, admissions and laboratory services being halted. The emergency room remains open for lifesaving procedures. Hospital sources told L'Orient Today that discussions with management are underway
4 October 2021
The most senior US delegation to visit Lebanon since Biden's inauguration is expected to arrive later this month, led by senior State Department energy advisor Amos Hochstein, who will take over as US mediator in Lebanese-Israeli maritime border negotiations, Al Arabiya reports
4 October 2021
EDL grid teeters, politicians in the Pandora Papers, hospital staff strikes: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Despite the arrival of a second shipment of fuel oil provided under Lebanon’s deal with Iraq, Electricité du Liban warned...
