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Amos Hochstein: The Israel-born diplomat mediating Lebanon-Israel maritime border negotiations
BEIRUT — Amos Hochstein is back on the Lebanese political scene as US mediator for Lebanon-Israel maritime border negotiations, which have been stalled since an initial round of indirect talks were...
Richard SALAME, 5 November 2021
Mazen Hoteit, a lawyer for victims of the Beirut port blast, said he has requested to separate a case seeking to remove port probe head Tarek Bitar from one targeting the head of the Beirut Court of Appeals. He called the Higher Judicial Council's ruling on Bitar's case "illegal"
5 November 2021
Turkey's ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Barış Ulusoy, announced that his country is donating 3,000 food portions to Internal Security Forces officers, the NNA reports. ISF officers have been struggling, with their salaries having sharply devalued due to the country's economic crisis
5 November 2021
Agriculture minister Abbas Hajj Hassan spoke at the launch of a French Facility for Global Environment project that aims to increase farmer preparedness for climate change in the Baalbeck-Hermel region, promising $300 worth of farming supplies for 40,000 farmers, the NNA reports
5 November 2021
Electoral law amendments take effect without Aoun's signature
BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun announced in a tweet on Friday that the amendments to the electoral law were approved for the second time by Parliament last week are now in effect, despite his...
Wael Taleb, 5 November 2021
Demonstrators affiliated with the Sunni tribes of Khaldeh have blocked the highway and seaside road in Khaldeh in both directions to protest Judge Fadi Sawwan's decision to keep the suspects arrested in connection with the August ambush of a Hezbollah member's funeral in custody
5 November 2021
The European Union and UNICEF have launched a series of child protection trainings for municipal police at the ISF Academy, to include "good practices during interviews and questioning, ...confidentiality protocols, and referring children to services," UNICEF said in a statement
5 November 2021
Large number of dead fish found floating in Saida fishing port
BEIRUT — A large number of fish were found floating dead in Saida’s fishing port on Friday after the water was allegedly contaminated by leaked sewage, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the area...
5 November 2021
George Kurdahi, the eye of the diplomatic storm
One might expect the minister to present a withdrawn face, an embarrassed gesture and a more moderate tone. There is indeed something to feel uncomfortable about, when one stirs a diplomatic crisis...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 5 November 2021
Lebanese Army head Gen. Joseph Aoun has met with US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities Mara Karlin, who assured him of her country’s continued support for the Lebanese Army, which has acted as an “essential security partner,” the army tweeted
5 November 2021
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka said after meeting with Premier Najib Mikati today that she will meet on Monday with Lebanon’s Interior Ministry and ambassadors to the country to discuss support for Lebanon’s decision to hold elections in March, the NNA reports
5 November 2021
Blast probe halted again, Mikati asks Kurdahi to ‘follow his conscience,’ Jordan deal: All you need to know
The probe into the Beirut port explosion by Judge Tarek Bitar has been halted once again after another political figure targeted by the investigation filed a lawsuit. Former Public Works...
5 November 2021
"Once upon a time there was a climate crisis..." by the Art of Boo
Bernard Hage, illustrator, cartoonist and musician and author of "Anatomy of a Hummus Plate," published in April 2021 by L'Orient-Le Jour and available on www.theartofboo.com, tries to make...
