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Lebanon has registered 2,388 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Thirty more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 6,409

4 April 2021

Families of those killed in the Beirut port explosion gathered at the scene of the blast to mark eight months since the tragedy. They urged newly appointed investigator Tarek Bitar to “strike with an iron fist” in his pursuit of a “clear and transparent investigation”

4 April 2021

A Kuwaiti tanker carrying gas oil has begun offloading at the Zahrani power plant, an EDL source told L’Orient Today, adding that power generation should commence tomorrow. The plant shut down at the beginning of last week after running out of fuel

4 April 2021

President Michel Aoun and Premier-designate Saad Hariri have voiced support for Jordan and its ruler, King Abdullah II. A number of Jordanian officials, apparently including the monarch’s half-brother, a former crown prince, have been detained amid rumors of a coup plot

4 April 2021

MP Sami Fatfat (Future/Dinnieh) told a Kuwaiti daily that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri will “not step down under any circumstances,” adding that the government formation process is moving in the right direction. Hariri was nominated more than five months ago

4 April 2021