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Ghosn grilling in Lebanon by French investigators ‘fair’
BEIRUT — A weeklong grilling of former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon by French investigators was the first “fair” treatment he received since his arrest in Japan, his lawyers said...
4 June 2021
Those not registered on the Impact platform can bring their ID documents and staff will assist them to register on-site, the ministry said. Similar walk-in vaccination events will take place in other governorates at a later date
4 June 2021
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination appointments will be available on a walk-in basis for those aged 60 and over on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in centers in the Akkar, Baalbeck-Hermel and Bekaa governorates, the Health Ministry has announced
4 June 2021
Families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion are gathering next to the highway overlooking the port for their monthly vigil to mark the anniversary of the blast and call for justice for their loved ones. Ten months have now passed since the explosion
4 June 2021
The Lebanese army raided two drug-manufacturing factories today in the town of Boudai in the Baalbeck district and seized equipment and machines used in the manufacturing process along with about 700 kilograms of hashish and about 1,040 Captagon pills, the army said in a statement
4 June 2021
Central bank shrinks mandatory reserves, announces $400 monthly payouts on dollar deposits
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban’s governing council has announced it will reduce its mandatory foreign currency reserves by 1 percent and start repaying foreign currency deposits made before Oct. 17, 2019...
Omar Tamo, 4 June 2021
Lebanon urges UN to explore ‘alternative’ STL funding
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday urged the United Nations to urgently consider “alternative means” to fund a UN-backed court for the country that may close over a cash crisis....
4 June 2021
Sayrafa, the central bank's currency exchange platform for commercial banks and licensed money changers, registered a total of $10 million bought and sold this week at an average rate of LL12,200 to the dollar, Banque du Liban's press office has said
4 June 2021
Banque du Liban has said that next week it will again sell dollars to commercial banks at an exchange rate of LL12,000, which in turn can sell the dollars at LL12,120 to customers who deposit cash lira by Wednesday. BDL said it will honor the purchase on Thursday
4 June 2021
Saudi Arabia is preparing to expand its produce ban to encompass all imports from Lebanon beginning this month, saying the country has taken inadequate measures to curb drug smuggling, Lebanese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Fawzi Kabbara has warned the Foreign Ministry in a letter
4 June 2021
Caretaker PM Hassan Diab asked the UN to explore alternative funding options for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the NNA reports. Lebanon has not paid its 49 percent share of the STL's annual budget, and the tribunal recently said it would suspend operations after July due to a budget shortfall
4 June 2021
French investigative judges are set to finish their five-day probe of the former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn this afternoon, a judicial source told L’Orient Today. The hearing began around 10 a.m., focused on allegations of financial misconduct against Ghosn
4 June 2021
BDL backtracks ‘lollar’ suspension, blackouts to continue, port blast probe timeline: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The central bank reversed its suspension of a decision ending “lollar” withdrawals less than 24 hours after instating it. Banque...
