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Mikati seeks to drum up international support for economic recovery plan
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati resumed discussions on Thursday to finalize an economic recovery plan that will rely on international support, amid an economic collapse that has extended over...
4 November 2021
Agriculture minister outlines new cooperation agreement with Jordan
BEIRUT —Agriculture Minister Abbas Haj Hassan told L’Orient Today on Thursday, in his second day of his visit to Jordan, that he has agreed on a cooperation deal with his Jordanian counterpart...
Wael Taleb, 4 November 2021
Beirut blast investigator forced to suspend probe once again over ex-minister's lawsuit
BEIRUT — The Lebanese judge leading investigations into last year's Beirut port blast was forced to stop work Thursday over a lawsuit filed by an ex-minister he had summoned for interrogation....
4 November 2021
International Monetary Fund spokesperson Gerry Rice said in a press conference that preparatory discussions have begun on a possible IMF financing program for Lebanon, adding, "Strong policies and reforms are needed to address the really unprecedented economic and social crisis"
4 November 2021
Dozens of family members of those killed in the Aug. 4 Beirut port explosion have gathered in front of the port to mark the 15-month anniversary of the blast. Meanwhile Ibrahim Hoteit, former spokesperson of the victims’ families, gathered with a handful of people nearby
4 November 2021
Shipping titans, a Lebanese banker and Swiss secrets: Untangling the tale of Beirut port’s container terminal
BEIRUT — A microcosm of Lebanon, the Beirut port and its most important facility, the container terminal, are trapped in limbo: scarred by the devastating Aug. 4, 2020, explosion; sinking under the...
Albin Szakola, 4 November 2021
Lebanon has registered 642 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Six people have died, raising the death toll to 8,528
4 November 2021
At least two Ain al-Remmaneh residents who were arrested following the Oct. 14 Tayyouneh clashes were released today, their lawyer told L'Orient Today. Sixty-eight people were charged in relation to the clashes that resulted in seven deaths and more than 30 injuries
4 November 2021
Hezbollah MP Hassan Ezzeddine said that Information Minister George Kurdahi's statements on the war in Yemen do not justify "Saudi reaction that amounts to waging war and...hasty measures," which include recalling their ambassador and banning Lebanese imports, NBN reports
4 November 2021
Ration card registration ready for launch next week, but Parliament must pass legal amendments before program can start: Hajjar
BEIRUT — Speaking at a press conference Thursday, Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar said he is ready to launch registration for Lebanon’s long-delayed ration card program as early as next week,...
Abby Sewell, 4 November 2021
Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib met with French Ambassador Anne Grillo and with a German delegation chaired by the German Foreign Office's regional director Philipp Ackermann to discuss diplomatic tensions between Lebanon and the Gulf, our correspondent reports
4 November 2021
Imad Kreidieh, chairman of state telecom provider Ogero, told Al-Jadeed that raising tariffs on services is not on the table. With shortages in the diesel fuel needed to operate the networks, Kreidieh warned that internet services would shut down if fuel is not secured
4 November 2021
Mikati calls on Kurdahi to “follow his conscience” and take steps to heal rift with Gulf Arab states
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati in a public address Thursday asked Information Minister George Kurdahi to “follow his conscience” and take the steps necessary to mend relations with Saudi...
Wael Taleb, 4 November 2021
Within the first hours of a public administration employees strike that began this morning, driving school owners in Saida protested in front of the city’s car registration center to demand an end to the strike, claiming it affects their businesses negatively, the NNA reports
4 November 2021
Having met with President Michel Aoun this morning, Prime Minister Najib Mikati will deliver a speech to the nation within the coming hour, the NNA reports. The premier is expected to address the ongoing diplomatic rift between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states
4 November 2021
Residents of Ain al-Rummaneh have gathered this morning in front of the Military Court in Adlieh to demand the release of some of those who were detained following the deadly Oct. 14 Tayyouneh clashes, local media outlets report
4 November 2021
MPs target second judge, bread and fuel prices climb, shell explosion kills two: All you need to know today
Two sitting MPs implicated in the Beirut port blast probe have requested the dismissal of Beirut Court of Appeals’ head Judge Nassib Elia. Ghazi Zeaitar and Ali Hassan Khalil made their request...
