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Banque du Liban has announced it is working with banks on a plan to repay $25,000 in foreign currency for deposits made before Oct. 17, 2019, over a period of time that is yet to be determined. Payments are expected to begin June 30, after “obtaining legal coverage”

9 May 2021

Lebanon has registered 570 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Twenty-six more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,486

9 May 2021

Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan said health sector subsidies would not be halted “whether it is for drugs or medical equipment,” according to BDL, which he said contacted him two days ago, the NNA reports. Medical suppliers have accused BDL of failing to process payments

9 May 2021

The majority of Saida’s gas stations have shut down after running out of fuel, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. Long lines have formed at gas stations in various parts of the country today amid apparent fuel shortages

9 May 2021

Lebanon’s executive COVID-19 vaccine committee announced that people with chronic illnesses between the ages of 60 and 64 will receive appointments to take the Pfizer vaccine, with messages going out to 85,000 of those registered on the national platform over the course of a week

9 May 2021

Istanbul-based Karpowership has sent a final warning to Lebanon’s government that it will suspend its services and switch off two floating power plants, Bloomberg reports. This follows an order from the public financial prosecutor to seize the barges amid a dispute over payments

9 May 2021

Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai renewed his call for the formation of a government during Sunday mass, asking authorities to “work with honor,” the NNA reports. Lebanon will have been without a government for nine months as of tomorrow

9 May 2021

The first phase of the Future Movement’s private COVID-19 vaccine campaign in the Bekaa, consisting of 750 Sputnik V jabs, will finish today, the head of Parliament’s health committee, Assem Araji, told L’Orient Today. The second doses will be administered in three weeks, he said

9 May 2021