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An IMF delegation has arrived to Lebanon for talks
BEIRUT — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation has arrived in Lebanon for further talks with officials, hours after parliamentarians once again failed to make progress on a long-stalled...
6 December 2021
Lebanon has registered 797 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Ten more people have died, bringing the death toll to 8,785
6 December 2021
Education Minister Abbas Halabi has suspended the teacher accused of sexually harassing students at a Tripoli school and referred his case to the Justice Ministry after pupils at the institute held a sit-in earlier Monday demanding an investigation, the NNA reported
6 December 2021
Lebanon’s interior minister has vowed the government will take action to stop the trafficking of illicit goods
BEIRUT — Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said Monday that the Lebanese government would take measures to stop the trafficking of illicit goods among its exports, amid efforts to repair ties with...
6 December 2021
A Christmas of solidarity, so that every child has a gift!
Christmas is a time of giving and sharing with all those who are dear to us. Reunions, gifts, good times spent together… but for many Lebanese, this period now rhymes with deprivation. What if we...
6 December 2021
Premier Mikati has briefed President Aoun on his call with the French president and Saudi crown prince
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Najib Mikati met Monday with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Presidential Palace and briefed him on the phone call he held with French President Emmanuel Macron and...
6 December 2021
Food importers’ syndicate warns that raising customs dollar rate would 'harm food security'
BEIRUT — The Syndicate of Food Importers in Lebanon released a statement Monday asking Lebanese authorities not alter the exchange rate at which customs taxation is charged on imported foodstuffs,...
Rana Tabbara, 6 December 2021
Land transport unions’ head condemns government inaction, announces strike commencing Thursday
BEIRUT — The land transport unions will go on strike Thursday and organize sit-ins throughout the day to condemn “the government’s failure to comply with a set of agreements that were put forward...
Tala Ramadan, 6 December 2021
Parliamentary committee heads, deputy speaker strongly criticize latest draft of long overdue capital control law
BEIRUT — Following a highly anticipated joint parliamentary committee session to discuss the latest iteration of the draft capital control law, the heads of both committees involved, MP Ibrahim...
Kabalan Farah, 6 December 2021
Students at Tripoli school stage sit-in over teacher’s alleged harassment of female students
BEIRUT — A fast developing furor over a teacher allegedly harassing his female students at the George Sarraf public high school in Tripoli led to students sitting in front of the school principal’s...
6 December 2021
MPs Ibrahim Kanaan and Georges Adwan, in consecutive press briefings following a joint parliamentary committee session, reaffirmed the draft capital control law in its current form will not go before Parliament tomorrow. Adwan described the present draft as biased towards banks
6 December 2021
NGO sees dramatic increase in calls to hotline as parents struggle to keep their children in school
BEIRUT — Calls to international NGO Save the Children's hotline from parents asking for assistance so that their children can attend school rose by 150 percent in November compared to September, a...
Tala Ramadan, 6 December 2021
Ministry amends new measures for passengers arriving at Beirut airport
BEIRUT — The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced Monday an amended version of a set of new measures that were first presented last week for passengers arriving at Beirut international...
6 December 2021
ISF detains two men suspected of stealing oil from disused Tripoli pipeline
BEIRUT — The Internal Security Forces on Monday morning arrested a father and son on the outskirts of Saadine village in North Lebanon on suspicion of stealing oil stored in a non-operational...
6 December 2021
Capital controls: A new law proposal in trouble
A final draft of the bill, which establishes formal capital controls, was leaked last week ahead of a meeting of the joint committees scheduled for today, before a regular session of Parliament...
Magaly ABBOUD, 6 December 2021
Saudi, French leaders strike Lebanon deal, capital control law, Parliament to meet: All you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . France and Saudi Arabia announced that they had agreed on a “joint mechanism for humanitarian assistance” to Lebanon over the...
