Fatah official killed in Ain al-Hilweh
BEIRUT — A Fatah official was assassinated in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian camp near Saida Monday evening, Palestinian security sources told L'Orient 's correspondent in the south....
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Could Lebanon end up being cast aside by the international banking system?
Lebanon’s ongoing crisis since 2019 has caused irreparable damage to the banking sector, which had previous survived such turmoil as the 15-year civil war from 1975 to 1990. The 60 or so Lebanese...
Magaly ABBOUD, 8 August 2022
First Ukraine grain cargo refused by buyer: Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon
ISTANBUL — The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under a UN-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery, citing a...
8 August 2022
Protesters in Beirut denounce Israeli assault on Gaza
BEIRUT — Several dozen protesters gathered outside the Egyptian and Emirati embassies in Beirut on Monday to demonstrate in solidarity with Gaza, which in the past several days has suffered the...
Richard SALAME, 8 August 2022
Berri, Aoun, Nasrallah: To each his own calculations on the maritime border
In the eyes of the Lebanese political class, the issue of the maritime border demarcation with Israel is like a “a golden goose,” a precious asset that is being fought for — especially since the...
Mounir RABIH, 8 August 2022
Four of the more than 30 Adlieh detention center escapees ‘arrested,’ ISF says
BEIRUT — Four of the more than 30 inmates who escaped from Adlieh detention center on Sunday have been arrested, the Internal Security Forces announced on Twitter Monday, without providing more...
8 August 2022
Behind the Moussa al-Hage case: The complex history of clerics crossing the southern border
BEIRUT— On July 18, the Maronite Archbishop of Haifa and Jerusalem, Moussa al-Hage, a Lebanese citizen, was temporarily detained by General Security in Ras al-Naqoura at Lebanon’s southern border...
Mohamad El Chamaa and Wael Taleb, 8 August 2022
Ogero announces outage in Nahr Ibrahim area
BEIRUT — State telecommunications provider Ogero announced a service outage in the Nahr Ibrahim area on Monday due to the overloading of its generators, the company tweeted . Here’s what we...
8 August 2022
Is Lebanon safe from escalation in the region?
Several days after the launch of the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, targeting the armed group Islamic Jihad — a movement sponsored by Tehran and like Lebanon’s Hezbollah, closely linked to...
Salah Hijazi, 8 August 2022
Akkar fire under control
BEIRUT — A fire that erupted in pine forests Monday near the town of Akkar al-Atika, in North Lebanon, is currently under control due to the efforts of the Civil Defense who were mobilized to try...
8 August 2022
Banks begin strike Monday amid unsettled reforms
BEIRUT — Banks are on strike Monday over what the Association of Banks in Lebanon referred to as “populist, harmful stances” taken against the sector, particularly after the arrest of the head of...
8 August 2022
Another migrant boat sinks, Nasrallah speaks on Israel's bombardment, Ukrainian ship shifts gears: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Hezbollah’s secretary-general on Saturday said he supports the Palestinian right to resist Israeli occupation, but refrained...
8 August 2022
Two more grain ships sail from Ukraine as third port opens
ISTANBUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) — Two more ships, carrying corn and soybeans, departed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Monday, Turkey and Ukraine said, taking the total to ten since the first ship...
