Brazil crushes South Korea to reach quarter finals
Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Monday as the favourites cruised through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The world's most expensive...
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Egypt releases researcher jailed since 2015
Egypt on Monday released jailed security expert Ismail Alexandrani after his 10-year sentence was commuted in October, according to lawyer Khaled Ali. "Ismail Alexandrani...
5 December 2022
2 new cholera deaths in 24 hours, no additional cases
BEIRUT — Two more people have died of cholera in Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Health's report published on Monday evening, bringing the total number of deaths to 22. In the same...
5 December 2022
Croatia beats Japan on penalties to reach quarter finals
Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shootout win over Japan after a tense Round of 16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning...
5 December 2022
Online civil marriages recognized, only to be disallowed
The first online civil marriage was celebrated in Lebanon on Nov. 18, 2021.Khalil Rizkallah and Nada Nehme, who were present in Lebanon, were married by a judge from the state of Utah, before...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 5 December 2022
New payroll tax in Lebanon: What it will change
The 2022 state budget — the first since 2020 and almost 11 months overdue — went into effect on Nov. 15. The delay prompted a group of MPs to lodge an appeal earlier this week before the...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 5 December 2022
Al Saqi’s landmark London bookshop to close its doors this month
BEIRUT — Al Saqi Books, the largest European bookstore specialized in Middle Eastern books, is closing its doors at the end of the month due to financial difficulties. The landmark London...
Richard SALAME, 5 December 2022
Iran activists, US brush off claim morality police was abolished
Iranian activists and Western nations on Monday dismissed a claim that the protest-hit Islamic republic is disbanding its notorious morality police, insisting there was no change to women's rights....
5 December 2022
Lawyers hold rare protest in central Cairo
In a rare public show of protest in Egypt, "thousands of lawyers" staged a demonstration at their union in central Cairo on Monday, according to prominent lawyer Tarek al-Awady....
5 December 2022
Saudi crown prince eyes investment in Credit Suisse spinoff
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is considering investing around $500 million in a new Credit Suisse investment bank spinoff, CS First Boston, according to The Wall Street Journal ....
5 December 2022
Turkey hails Swedish extradition of PKK militant, wants more
Turkey on Monday welcomed Sweden's extradition of a convicted Kurdish militant but signaled it expected more action before it would approve Stockholm's application to join NATO....
5 December 2022
US says 'nothing suggests' improving treatment of women
WASHINGTON — The United States on Monday said "nothing suggests" Iran is improving the treatment of women following reports Tehran was scrapping its notorious morality police after monthslong...
5 December 2022
Abolishing morality police 'won't change' Iranians' rights demands: Berlin
Disbanding Iran's morality police would not quell Iranians' demands for fundamental rights, Berlin said Monday. "Iranians are taking to the street for their fundamental...
5 December 2022
The fight against corruption: Where to begin?
Corruption is an absolute and endemic evil that corrodes the most fragile societies, such as the Lebanese society, which is trapped in its own paradoxes and community demons. It is also a...
Karim DAHER, 5 December 2022
Depositor leaves empty-handed after a sit-in inside his bank in Antelias
After holding a sit-in for several hours inside a branch of the Lebanese Bank for Commerce (BLC Bank) in Antelias, Metn, to withdraw part of his illegally blocked money, the unarmed doctor Pascal...
Layal DAGHER/L'Orient-Le Jour, 5 December 2022
Iran judiciary seals businesses of football legend Daei: media
Iran has sealed a jewelry shop and restaurant belonging to football legend Ali Daei, after he backed protesters' calls for strikes this week, local media reported on Monday....
5 December 2022
Mikati's caretaker cabinet met despite several ministers' decision to boycott the session
Najib Mikati's caretaker cabinet met Monday at the Grand Serail in Beirut, during which it approved social and medical aid in Lebanon despite the boycott of several ministers close to the Free...
5 December 2022
Iran's conservative press ignores news on morality police
Iran's conservative press on Monday ignored news that the Islamic Republic has scrapped its morality police after weeks of protests, a story that ran on the front pages of only four reformist...
5 December 2022
Sudan's military, civilians sign deal seeking to end crisis
Sudan's military and civilian leaders signed Monday an initial deal aimed at ending a deep crisis that has gripped the northeast African country since a coup a year ago. The deal, part of a...
5 December 2022
Mikati's caretaker cabinet meets despite several ministers' decision to boycott the session
BEIRUT — Najib Mikati's caretaker cabinet met on Monday at the Grand Serail in Beirut shortly after 11 a.m. to address an agenda focused on social and medical aid amid Lebanon's ongoing economic...
5 December 2022
Gasoline and diesel prices drop
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry announced new, decreased fuel prices on Monday morning. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline: LL777,000, down by LL7,000 • Twenty liters of...
5 December 2022
UAE leader visits Qatar for first time since blockade
The United Arab Emirates' president on Monday began his first visit to Qatar since the end of a nearly four-year regional blockade that put ties in the deep freeze. ...
5 December 2022
Alfa and Touch employees begin open-ended strike
Employees of Lebanon's cell phone operators, Alfa and Touch, began an open strike on Monday until their working conditions are improved, after negotiations with caretaker Telecom Minister Johnny...
5 December 2022
Israeli forces kill Palestinian during West Bank raid, Palestinians say
BETHLEHEM, occupied West Bank — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military said it was checking...
5 December 2022
Lebanon records no new cholera cases or additional deaths from the disease
BEIRUT — Lebanon on Sunday recorded zero new cholera cases and no additional deaths in the previous 24 hours, meaning the total number of confirmed cases remains at 652, the Health Ministry...
5 December 2022
Controversial cabinet meeting, Salameh’s ex-paramour charged, Hezbollah affiliates sanctioned: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Cabinet is scheduled to convene today, but some nine ministers have indicated they will boycott the session. The meeting,...
5 December 2022
Australia offers reward for 'cold case' Israel consulate bombing
Australian police on Monday announced a new push to solve two bombings targeting the Jewish community in 1982, offering AUS$1 million for information about the country's "first terrorism cold...
5 December 2022
Moroccans protest price hikes and 'repression'
Protesters turned out in force to march in Morocco's capital Rabat Sunday to denounce the "high cost of living and repression" amid surging inflation and rising social discontent....
