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Ahead of his visit to Beirut, France’s foreign minister has threatened Lebanese politicians
PARIS — France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday he would carry a strongly worded message to Lebanese politicians when he visits Beirut on Thursday and warned of punitive measures against...
John Irish, 5 May 2021
Hecatomb of carp in Lake Qaraoun: Multiple scenarios, but no clear explanation
Thousands of dead carp have floated to the surface of Lake Qaraoun and washed up on its banks, sparking ire among Lebanese for days now. But the reasons behind this new environmental scandal have...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 5 May 2021
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has tweeted that he will be in Lebanon tomorrow with “a message of great firmness” to political leaders blocking the formation of a cabinet. He added that imposing entry restrictions on some Lebanese figures “is just the start”
5 May 2021
Khoury has asked the Finance Ministry to stop settling dues owed to Karpowership, one of the companies operating the power barges, while the state verifies suspicions of illicit brokerage commissions for which the firm would incur a $25 million penalty, the NNA adds
5 May 2021
Court of Cassation Advocate-General Ghassan Khoury has informed the finance and energy ministries and the security forces of an order from Public Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim to seize Turkish power-producing barges and stop them leaving Lebanese shores, the NNA reports
5 May 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,012 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Twenty-two more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,390
5 May 2021
The Zouk power plant will stop operating from May 18, while other plants will close in June if EDL doesn’t secure funds to buy fuel, Parliament’s energy committee head Nazih Najem (Future bloc/Beirut II) said. Yesterday, the Constitutional Council suspended a $200 million advance to EDL
5 May 2021
Combi Lift, the German company contracted to dispose of chemicals at the Beirut port, today shipped 59 containers containing dangerous substances found there out of Lebanon, the caretaker prime minister’s office said
5 May 2021
Mount Lebanon public prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun has raided Pro Sec, a company that provides cash transit services, after it reportedly refused to hand over data, the NNA reports
5 May 2021
The Lebanese army says it has arrested four Lebanese and one Syrian and seized five cars, a motorcycle, about 1,140 liters of diesel, 966 liters of gasoline, and tobacco and cigarettes packs allegedly intended to be smuggled to Syria over the past two days
5 May 2021
Caretaker Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi has said Lebanon will work to combat drug smuggling to prevent further disruptions in relations with Saudi Arabia, asking "friendly countries" to help purchase scanners to inspect goods at at its ports and the border with Syria
5 May 2021
Parliament's economy and trade committee plans to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to address the kingdom's ban on Lebanese produce imports, committee head Farid Boustany has said, adding that "practical steps" are being taken to combat smuggling at Lebanon's borders
5 May 2021
The phantom pain
It is undeniable fact that before Oct. 17, 2019, we lived in a different country — a different world — than the one in which we live now. We are now in uncharted territory, where so many familiar...
Lina MOUNZER, 5 May 2021
Motor fuel prices have risen today, with 20 liters of 95-octane gasoline increasing by LL500 to LL39,100, 98-octane increasing by LL400 to LL40,200 and diesel increasing by LL600 to LL26,700. Meanwhile, the price of a tank of household gas fell by LL200 to LL24,500
5 May 2021
Port explosion anniversary marked, BDL reserves plunge, power supply at risk: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Nine months after the Beirut port explosion, the lead judge investigating the blast has asked 13 countries to provide Lebanon...
