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General Security head Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has said he will appear before the judiciary “when things are done according to the administrative and legal framework,” adding that he is “not above the law.” Judge Tarek Bitar has sought to prosecute Ibrahim in the port blast probe

BEIRUT — General Security head Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has said he will appear before the judiciary “when things are done according to the administrative and legal framework,” adding that he is...

8 July 2021

The Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment has announced increased water rationing due to diesel shortages. The utility said it was informed Thursday evening that 50,000-60,000 liters of diesel promised by distributors would not be delivered until at least early next week

8 July 2021

When Lebanon’s biggest hospitals can no longer treat patients

A synthetic voice calls out “302” as the number flashes on a screen in the waiting room. It’s Antoine’s turn. The man, who is almost 80 years old, is there for his wife, Genevieve, who needs...

Marie Jo SADER, 8 July 2021

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation says that the aircraft that crashed in Kesrouan did so 20 minutes after taking off, having deviated from its planned flight path. Caretaker Transport Minister Michel Najjar has formed a committee to investigate the cause of the incident

8 July 2021

Lebanon has registered 400 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Two more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,869

8 July 2021

Caretaker Transport Minister Michel Najjar has announced a reversal of a previous policy banning friends and family from greeting passengers inside Beirut airport, saying during a visit to the airport that it was causing overcrowding at the entrances traffic congestion

8 July 2021

The Lebanese lira has hit a record low for the second consecutive day. The US dollar selling price at money changers now exceeds LL18,500

8 July 2021

The Association of Banks in Lebanon has hit out at BDL for reducing its mandatory foreign currency reserves by 1% as these reserves are “an integral part of customers’ deposits.” In a statement ABL said it is looking for ways to prevent the state or BDL “violating” the reserves

8 July 2021

Three people have died in a small training plane crash in the Kesrouan town of Ghosta, a security source told L’Orient Today

8 July 2021

In a statement, President Michel Aoun has said he told the newly appointed UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Fronska, that he wishes to renew the contract of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL. UN soldiers first came to Lebanon in 1978.

8 July 2021

Plane crash in Kesrouan kills three

BEIRUT — Three people died when a small training plane crashed in the Kesrouan town of Ghosta on Thursday, a security source told L’Orient Today . A military source told AFP that those killed...

Emily Lewis, 8 July 2021

The Health Ministry has announced a Pfizer vaccine campaign on Friday and Saturday for those aged 25–29 who registered on the COVAX platform before March 1 and a walk-in AstraZeneca campaign on Saturday for residents aged 30–49

8 July 2021

Could milk formula shortages prove a boon for breastfeeding advocates?

BEIRUT — Mazen Diab, a father of twin 8-month-olds in Beirut, is facing the same struggle feeding his infants as many parents across the country. As Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens, parents of...

Rana Tabbara, 8 July 2021

Passengers from 11 countries will have to undergo a mandatory hotel quarantine upon their arrival at the Beirut airport, the Transportation Ministry has announced, as officials look to stem a recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases

BEIRUT — Passengers from 11 countries will have to undergo a mandatory hotel quarantine upon their arrival at the Beirut airport, the Transportation Ministry has announced, as officials look to...

Wael Taleb, 8 July 2021

Qatar has delivered an initial shipment of 70 tons of food aid to the Lebanese Army, the Qatari Embassy has announced. The delivery is the first installment of more than 800 tons of food aid that Qatar is set to provide to the army over the course of the next year

8 July 2021

School’s out for good? Lebanese teachers flee as financial crisis builds

BEIRUT — Sorbonne-educated Chryssoula Fayad spent nearly two decades teaching history and geography at Lebanon’s elite French schools, ultimately heading departments. Now she is a substitute...

Maha El Dahan, 8 July 2021

What is at stake for Hariri if he steps down now?

To resign or not to resign. This is the question for Saad Hariri. The premier-designate has kept the country in suspense for weeks now. Indeed, it appears the answer to this dilemma remains unknown...

Jeanine JALKH, 8 July 2021

Envoys confer on cabinet crisis, infant vaccine shortage, another new lira low: Everything you need to know today

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The French and US ambassadors to Lebanon are traveling to Saudi Arabia today to discuss ways to push for the government’s...

8 July 2021