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Hezbollah condemned in a statement the killing of Lokman Slim, a prominent anti-Hezbollah activist, and called on the judicial and security forces to quickly catch and hold those responsible to account and to "combat political and media exploitation" of this case and others
4 February 2021
Lebanon records 82 more coronavirus deaths as the country awaits a decision Friday on extending its strict lockdown
BEIRUT — With Lebanese officials set to make a decision tomorrow on extending an around-the-clock lockdown for a second time, coronavirus deaths continued to mount with 82 fatalities recorded...
Ghada Alsharif, 4 February 2021
Lebanon has registered 3,107 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. 82 more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 3,397
4 February 2021
The new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian have issued a joint statement calling on Lebanon to form a “credible and effective” government and conduct a rapid investigation into the Aug. 4 explosion without political interference
4 February 2021
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have issued separate statements condemning the killing of Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim and calling for an impartial and transparent investigation into the shooting
4 February 2021
The ministerial committee on COVID-19 is set to meet Friday to decide whether the current strict coronavirus lockdown will be extended, a source at the Health Ministry tells L'Orient Today
4 February 2021
Judge Ghassan Oueidat has submitted to the Swiss authorities "preliminary" information he possesses in relation to their investigation into potential embezzlement at BDL, the NNA reports. Oueidat has requested the Swiss provide him with any information they have in return
4 February 2021
Six months on from the Beirut port blast, its victims’ loved ones ache for accountability
BEIRUT — Six months ago Nadine Mekdad watched in horror as her husband, speaking to her on a video call, sprinted away from warehouse 12 at Beirut’s port. Behind him, she could see plumes of thick...
Ghada Alsharif, 4 February 2021
Both President Michel Aoun and caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab have called on authorities to expedite the investigation into the killing of Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim. Diab asked that the perpetrators be arrested and referred to the judiciary “as soon as possible”
4 February 2021
Dozens of family members of those killed in the Aug. 4 explosion at Beirut's port have gathered in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut, marking six months since the catastrophic blast killed more than 200 people
4 February 2021
The body of slain Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim has been transported to Saida Governmental Hospital, and a post-mortem examination indicates that he was shot four times in the head and once in the back, the NNA reports
4 February 2021
Anti-Hezbollah activist Lokman Slim has been found shot dead
BEIRUT — Staunch Hezbollah critic and writer Lokman Slim, who had a long career in activism and cultural work, has been murdered in mysterious circumstances after going missing yesterday evening....
4 February 2021
Preliminary findings suggest that Lokman Slim, a fierce Hezbollah critic who was found dead in his car this morning, had been shot twice in the head, a security source told L’Orient Today on condition of anonymity
4 February 2021
Lokman Slim, a fierce Hezbollah critic, has been found dead in his car near the southern town of Zahrani after going missing overnight, local media report. He was visiting a friend in the town of Niha and disappeared shortly after leaving, his wife told L’Orient-Le Jour
4 February 2021
Six months since the port blast, record COVID-19 deaths, fuel import plans: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Today marks six months since the catastrophic explosion at the Beirut port killed more than 200 people. The blast of some...
