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Lebanon has recorded 71 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours — the lowest number of single-day cases since mid-July. Six more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,769
7 June 2021
The Israeli Army has arrested two people suspected of entering occupied Palestine from Lebanon last night, the military's Arabic-language spokesperson tweeted. The suspects have been taken for questioning, the spokesperson added
7 June 2021
The South Lebanon Water Establishment has issued a statement saying "the majority" of its main water pumping stations have stopped operating due to interruptions in the state power supply and difficulties purchasing diesel to power generators
7 June 2021
BDL has been asked to disburse a loan approved by Aoun and Diab for fuel to generate electricity
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Finance Ministry has sent an official request to the central bank governor asking him to approve a treasury advance that would enable the state electricity company to purchase...
7 June 2021
The Bekaa Water Establishment has issued a statement calling on the residents it serves to reduce their water consumption and "be understanding" of water rationing due to increased power cuts and fuel shortages that have impacted its ability to run pumping stations
7 June 2021
Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni has sent a letter to BDL Gov. Riad Salameh asking BDL to pay out a treasury advance to enable EDL to buy fuel, a Finance Ministry statement says. The president and caretaker PM issued an exceptional approval of the advance earlier today
7 June 2021
Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan (FPM/Metn), has finalized a draft capital control law almost two years after the onset of the financial crisis. The text will now be sent to Parliament for the legislature’s approval
7 June 2021
According to his office, Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab has approved an exceptional treasury advance for Électricité du Liban requested by Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni to enable the state power provider to buy fuel
7 June 2021
Private generator owners in Nabatieh have been rationing power for five hours a day since the weekend, the NNA reports. The head of private generator owners’ syndicate said over the weekend that rationing due to fuel shortages would commence countrywide this week
7 June 2021
The request for an exceptional approval comes after President Michel Aoun asked Wazni to secure funding for EDL, Wazni’s office said. Aoun has agreed on issuing the exceptional approval to provide funding to EDL for fuel purchases, the president’s office tweeted
7 June 2021
Caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni has asked caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab to issue an exceptional approval for a treasury advance paid in foreign currency to Électricité du Liban to enable the purchase of fuel, Wazni’s office said
7 June 2021
The Beirut Bar Association has referred to the public prosecution its decision to allow the criminal prosecution of lawyer Rami Ollaik on charges of defaming Public Prosecutor Judge Ghassan Oueidat and the Lebanese judiciary, the NNA reports
7 June 2021
Behind the balance sheets: The financial state of Lebanon’s central bank
BEIRUT — If you aren’t a Lebanon-focused financial analyst or economist, it’s probable you’ve never scrutinized the central bank’s fortnightly balance sheet publication. But, aside from officials’...
Omar Tamo, 7 June 2021
Many medical services may halt this week if shortages in medicine and medical supplies continue, Rafik Hariri University Hospital head Firass Abiad has warned. Abiad also commented on the COVID-19 situation, saying “the careless attitude widely seen” will lead to a virus comeback
7 June 2021
Blackouts to worsen, banking regulation developments expected, MPs to talk Saudi ban: All you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Countrywide blackouts are expected to get worse, with generators shutting down for five hours per day this week. The head of the...
