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A murder in Fneideq: The curious case of Ali Salah Eddine

FNEIDEQ, Akkar — Ali Salah Eddine grew up in Fneideq, a village high up in the mountains of Akkar, surrounded by apple orchards like the ones his father owned. As poor as it is picturesque,...

Abby Sewell, 7 May 2021

A security source confirmed to L’Orient Today the accuracy of Shaden Fakih’s account of the reasons for her interrogation today, saying it was disrespectful of the standup to call the ISF emergency number, which is mostly used to report theft and other crimes, “for mockery”

7 May 2021

Lebanon has registered 600 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Twenty-one more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,436

7 May 2021

The Lebanese Army says it has received a final batch of 24 tons of food aid provided by Oman, adding that Oman has sent a total of 120 tons of foodstuffs. In March, Army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun said soldiers were “suffering and starving” amid the financial crisis

7 May 2021

Comedian Shaden Fakih has told L’Orient Today she was questioned by the ISF Cybercrimes Bureau because she called the ISF during the first COVID-19 full lockdown to ask how she could leave her house to buy menstrual hygiene products or if the ISF could get them for her

7 May 2021

The comedian Shaden Fakih has left the ISF's Cybercrimes Bureau in Furn al-Shubbak after being interrogated for about four hours. Fakih said on Thursday she had been called in for questioning without being told why

7 May 2021

The syndicate adds that this decision, if it takes effect, will force many of its members to sell products at the parallel market rate

7 May 2021

The medical equipment importers' syndicate said its members have been informed that multiple banks will no longer process applications for subsidized goods. Importers must deposit lira at commercial banks before obtaining dollars from BDL at the official rate of LL1507.5 to $1

7 May 2021

A convoy for former PM Najib Mikati fired shots into the air after protesters threw rocks at one of the cars and broke its windows while the convoy was driving through Akkar on the way to a mosque's opening, Mikati's office says in a statement

7 May 2021

Paris threatens to toughen sanctions on Lebanese leaders if cabinet deadlock persists

BEIRUT — French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian concluded a quick yet firm visit to Lebanon on Friday with a clear warning to Lebanese leaders: Form a government or face further sanctions....

Emily Lewis, 7 May 2021

The Future Movement's offices in Baalbeck and Arsal have announced that they are inoculating local residents with Sputnik V vaccines obtained privately by the party's head, PM-designate Saad Hariri. Three hundred doses will be administered over the next three days

7 May 2021

Lebanese leaders who continue to fail to "work seriously" to form a cabinet may face tighter sanctions, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters. Paris recently announced entry restrictions for officials involved in corruption or blocking cabinet formation

7 May 2021

More electricity rationing, another Ghada Aoun search, Nasrallah to speak: Everything you need to know today

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Electricité du Liban has announced that it will have to further ration its power supply, making increased power outages...

7 May 2021