Clash in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp
BEIRUT — An ongoing clash erupted on Monday evening in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Saida between the Palestinian armed groups Jund al-Sham and Asbat al-Ansar, where automatic weapons...
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In letter to Khalaf, Salameh provides update on gold assets
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban governor Riad Salameh in a letter to opposition MP Melhem Khalaf on June 20 revealed that the total gold held by the central bank is 9.2 million ounces of gold of which...
4 July 2022
EU's Election Observation Mission discusses funding and paid coverage during Lebanon's parliamentary elections
BEIRUT — The European Union’s Election Observation Mission to Lebanon in May 2022 said in their final report announced in a press conference on Monday that “the Free Patriotic Movement, the...
4 July 2022
Families of victims of Aug. 4 blast commemorate 23 months since explosion
BEIRUT — Families of the victims of the Aug. 4 explosion commemorated 23 months since the explosion, on Monday, during a sit-in in defense of the grain silos, which the authorities are accused of...
4 July 2022
Committee meets with minister to discuss drastic increase in telecoms prices
BEIRUT — The Media and Communications Committee held a session headed by Member of Parliament Ibrahim al-Moussawi, in the presence of caretaker Telecoms Minister Johnny Corm. Here’s what we know:...
4 July 2022
Caretaker finance minister announces LL125 billion for kidney dialysis
BEIRUT — Caretaker Finance Minister Youssef Khalil announced in a statement on Monday that the Treasury has paid LL125 billion to the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) to enable it cover the...
4 July 2022
EU Election Observation Mission presents recommendations based on May 2022 elections
BEIRUT — Representatives of the European Union’s Election Observation Mission to Lebanon in May 2022, returned to Lebanon to present the mission’s final report on Monday. The report includes 23...
Ghadir Hamadi, 4 July 2022
US says journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by gunfire from Israeli positions but "found no reason to believe that this was intentional"
WASHINGTON — Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by unintentional gunfire from Israeli positions, but independent investigators could not reach a definitive conclusion...
4 July 2022
Amal MPs submit law that prohibits BDL and government from 'messing with bank deposits' no matter the reason
BEIRUT — Amal Movement’s members of Parliament Ali Hassan Khalil and Nasser Jaber on Monday submitted to Parliament a law that prohibits the government or Banque du Liban from “messing with bank...
4 July 2022
Beirut municipality cracks down on Mar Mikhael bar noise
BEIRUT — The Beirut municipality has launched a new enforcement campaign to reduce noise nuisance from bars and nightclubs in Mar Mikhael, a residential area that is also known to be one of the...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 4 July 2022
Lebanese Army thwarts migration boat attempt off Tripoli's coast, arrests all passengers
BEIRUT — The Army Command said Monday that it has thwarted a boat attempting to smuggle around 31 people, including women and children, by sea off the Qalamoun area, Tripoli, according to the...
4 July 2022
The French Academy awards its Grande Médaille de la Francophonie to L'Orient-Le Jour
For the second time in less than a year, L'Orient-Le Jour has been honored in France with one of the highest distinctions. After the Albert Londres prize, awarded in November 2021 to our reporter...
4 July 2022
Caretaker minister aims to return '15,000 displaced [Syrians] per month,' with Syrian govt support
BEIRUT — Caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Charafeddine declared Monday that the Lebanese plan to repatriate Syrian refugees residing in Lebanon will aim at returning “15,000 displaced...
4 July 2022
Mikati and Bou Habib joint statement condemns Hezbollah drones towards Karish, says it's 'not acceptable'
BEIRUT — Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati on Monday, in a joint statement with Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, condemned an operation done by Hezbollah on Saturday to send three...
4 July 2022
The Energy Ministry is at the heart of the governmental battle
It was a real declaration of war by Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati against Gebran Bassil’s Free Patriotic Movement. In his first proposed cabinet lineup submitted on Wednesday, the...
Salah HIJAZI, 4 July 2022
Still no funding secured for the ration card, Ministry of Social Affairs says
BEIRUT — Financing for the government ration card program, which was passed by Parliament in June 2021 and is meant to assist vulnerable families in Lebanon, “has not been secured yet,” the...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 4 July 2022
Retired soldiers protest in Tripoli
BEIRUT — Retired soldiers and demonstrators held a sit-in on Monday morning in Tripoli’s al-Nour Square in protest of deteriorating living conditions, as Lebanon continues to be mired in an...
4 July 2022
The unbearable weight of massive incompetence: Your weekly financial news roundup
The following is based on real events, but we would have hoped they weren’t. Some journalists let out a faint chuckle, others rolled their eyes, while the rest just sat there motionless, unfazed...
Kabalan Farah, 4 July 2022
Coalition of rights groups condemns crackdown on LGBTQ community
BEIRUT — In a joint letter, the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon denounced Monday the crackdown on peaceful gatherings and events of the LGBTQ+ community that promote the...
4 July 2022
New fuel prices: 20 liters of 95 and 98-octane gasoline increased by LL3,000 and LL2,000, consecutively, reaching LL675,000 and LL685,000. The price of 20 liters of diesel remained the same at LL714,000. The price of a cylinder of household gas also remained the same at LL340,000
4 July 2022
Damaged water supply, September maritime negotiations, attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and civil marriage: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Hundreds of thousands of residents of the greater Beirut area are in for continued water woes. On Saturday the Beirut Mount...
