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France and Saudi Arabia have agreed on a joint mechanism for humanitarian assistance to Lebanon

BEIRUT — France and Saudi Arabia have agreed to work with Lebanon to ensure reforms and establish a mechanism to provide humanitarian assistance, according to a joint statement. French President...

4 December 2021

Lebanon has registered 1,409 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Ten people have died, bringing the death toll to 8,765

4 December 2021

PM Najib Mikati said his call with the Saudi crown prince and French president was an “important step” for Lebanon to revive ties with Riyadh

BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Saturday that his call earlier in the day with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron was an “important step” toward...

4 December 2021

Families of Beirut port explosion victims called on MPs not to move the investigation into the Aug. 4, 2020 blast from Judge Tarek Bitar

BEIRUT — Sixteen months to the day from the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion, gathered outside the port and called on parliamentarians not to refer the investigation into the devastating blast to...

4 December 2021

In its weekly statement, the Free Patriotic Movement has once again called on PM Najib Mikati to convene the cabinet, which has not met since Oct. 12, while reiterating its call for Banque du Liban Gov. Riad Salameh to be replaced

4 December 2021

Macron said France and Saudi Arabia are committed to enabling Lebanon emerge from crisis

BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday following a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman that his country and Saudi Arabia are committed to working together to...

4 December 2021

Building a modern Republic

Lebanon is at the Rubicon. October 17, 2019 was a call for radical change. What Kulluna Irada (KI) is after is nothing short of complete political transformation: from sectarianism, corruption and...

Kulluna IRADA, 4 December 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron met with the Saudi crown prince to discuss regional topics, including Lebanon

JEDDAH — French President Emmanuel Macron met Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler in Jeddah Saturday to discuss regional stability, in particular crisis-hit Lebanon, after insisting he has not ignored...

4 December 2021

The high volume of registrations for long-delayed Lebanon social assistance programs are expected to continue, IMPACT says

BEIRUT — The state IMPACT data transparency organization running registrations for two social assistance programs said Saturday that it expects continuing high rates of registrants. Here is what...

4 December 2021

“Pfizer Marathon” underway for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

BEIRUT — The Health Ministry on Saturday launched a “Pfizer Third Dose Marathon” for people over the age of 50 already vaccinated against COVID-19 to receive a third dose to boost their immunities...

4 December 2021

Residents in the northern town of Akkar al-Atiqa and nearby villages have called on authorities to take action to restore Ogero's internet service in the area after it had been cut for several days, disrupting students’ ability to conduct coursework online, the NNA reported

4 December 2021

Waste management contractors have resumed their trash collection services, according to the environment minister

BEIRUT — Environment Minister Nasser Yassin said that waste management contractors resumed trash collection services Saturday morning following days of impasse that has seen garbage pile up in...

4 December 2021

Parliamentary elections: Moving beyond the expat strategy

While the vast majority of the Lebanese impatiently await the holding of the 2022 parliamentary elections, Lebanon’s perennial uncertainty continues to hover over the proper holding of the election...

George AJJAN, 4 December 2021