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General Security order to deport six undocumented Syrians violates UN antitorture treaty, lawyer says
BEIRUT — Attorneys and human rights groups representing six Syrian men who were arrested outside their country’s embassy in Lebanon last month are seeking to halt their pending deportation,...
Abby Sewell, 7 September 2021
High-level Arab energy delegates to discuss procuring natural gas for Lebanon’s power plants in Wednesday meeting
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister is set to convene with his Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian counterparts on Wednesday morning to discuss a work plan and timeline for transporting natural...
Ghada Alsharif, 7 September 2021
As Lebanon’s economy unravels, dollar bills and connections pay off
BEIRUT — Ibrahim al-Masri wipes sweat from his brow as he queues behind two dozen other cars outside a Beirut gas station. It could take hours to replenish his depleted tank — but with no...
Maya Gebeily, 7 September 2021
Lebanon has registered 1,148 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Fifteen more people have died, raising the death toll to 8,129
7 September 2021
A boy was injured when a mine exploded on the banks of the Nahr al-Kabir river in Wadi Khaled, Akkar, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. The boy was reportedly transported to a hospital in Qobeiyat for treatment
7 September 2021
Bakeries in north to close doors tomorrow until further notice due to lack of flour and fuel
BEIRUT — Bakery owners in northern Lebanon have announced that they will close their doors tomorrow indefinitely due to a lack of flour and fuel needed to produce bread. • In a...
7 September 2021
Syrian Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamil has told Al-Watan newspaper that it would take 2-4 months to rehabilitate the electricity lines linking Jordan to Lebanon. On Saturday, Syria said it was ready to assist Lebanon import gas and electricity through its territory
7 September 2021
Fuel subsidies will be cut ‘within days,’ says Brax
BEIRUT — Fuel subsidies will be removed within days, spokesperson for the gas station owners’ syndicate Georges Brax said Tuesday during an interview with the Voix du Liban radio station. Here's...
7 September 2021
The Reform and Unity Movement, close to Hezbollah, reportedly distributed LL30 million to the families of those affected by last month’s explosion in Tleil, Akkar, and LL15 million to each injured person. It remains unclear how many people have accepted the financial assistance
7 September 2021
The remains of a Zahle resident, named as Joseph Habib, who had been missing for several days were found yesterday evening in Bednayel, in northern Bekaa, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. The body’s location was reportedly disclosed by a Syrian national who has been arrested in relation to the death
7 September 2021
A truck containing diesel went up in flames this morning while parked at a construction company in Zahle, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. Firefighters intervened to put out the blaze. Last month more than 30 people were killed when a fuel tanker exploded in Akkar
7 September 2021
Lebanese turn once again to Cyprus safe haven
LARNACA — Just as during the 1975-90 Civil War that ravaged their country, hundreds of Lebanese families are turning to neighboring Cyprus to escape the miseries of everyday life back home....
7 September 2021
Port blast probe developments, court officials’ strike, day of mourning: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Former Minister Youssef Fenianos’ hearing session in the investigation into the 2020 Beirut blast has been postponed until Sept....
