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A fire broke out on land belonging to a garage owner behind the Ridani Bakery in Beddawi, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. Members of the Civil Defense intervened to put out the flames as clouds of black smoke rose over the area
9 September 2021
Inflationary pressures force Lebanese to make tough choices
BEIRUT — Ibrahim Jaber was laid off when the fast food restaurant where he worked as a chef in Beirut shut down. Unable to find another job, he had to take his daughter out of school to put food...
Maha El Dahan, 9 September 2021
Scores of women march on Nabih Berri’s Beirut residence to demand justice in 2020 Beirut port explosion probe
BEIRUT — Scores of women marched toward Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s Beirut residence on Thursday to call for legal immunity to be lifted from officials in the 2020 Beirut port explosion probe....
Tala Ramadan, 9 September 2021
The Lebanese Army has announced that it received 8 tons of medical and food products in aid from Jordan. The army has recently received in-kind assistance from several countries, including Qatar and France, as the economic crisis has imperiled the institution’s longevity
9 September 2021
Hezbollah distributes aid to the relatives of the Akkar explosion, much to the dismay of the Future Movement
On Aug. 15, a fuel tanker exploded in Tleil, in Akkar, killing more than 30 people and injuring 80 others. But while the case is almost closed, with those immediately responsible for the tragedy...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 9 September 2021
Lebanese naval forces intercepted a smuggler boat carrying 23 Syrians and five Lebanese off the coast of Tripoli early this morning, the Lebanese Army said in a statement
9 September 2021
Al Janoub Hospital in Saida said in a statement it would close down this afternoon due to diesel shortages which have forced it to suspend even kidney dialysis operations. Hospital officials could not be immediately reached for further details
9 September 2021
At the 156th meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States taking place in Cairo today, caretaker Defense Minister Zeina Akar spoke to her Egyptian and Jordanian counterparts regarding the plan for transporting natural gas via the Arab Gas Pipeline, L'Orient-Le Jour reports
9 September 2021
State telecoms operator Ogero announced earlier today that it is temporarily shutting down services in the Bir Hassan neighborhood south of Beirut due to fuel shortages
9 September 2021
BDL has asked for more time to study a potential increase in the exchange rate used for bank withdrawals, MP Ibrahim Kanaan said after a parliamentary committee meeting where the issue was discussed, adding that BDL must present Parliament with a plan by the end of the month
9 September 2021
Officials announce launch of registration for ration card program
BEIRUT — As the end of import subsidies looms, Lebanese officials have announced that registration will launch next week for a $556 million ration card program to provide some 500,000 vulnerable...
Wael Taleb, 9 September 2021
By land or sea, Iran seeks to open routes to Lebanon
Iran seeks to impose itself as a new actor in the Mediterranean region — a role it has not assumed since the reign of Cyrus the Great in the sixth century BCE. If Iran is to garner more territory,...
Mounir RABIH, 9 September 2021
Parliament's Finance and Budget Committee, along with representatives of the central bank, Finance Ministry, banks' association and depositors, is discussing a potential change to the exchange rate for bank withdrawals, currently set at LL3,900, MP Ibrahim Kanaan said in a tweet
9 September 2021
Saudi and Nigerian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle 451,807 amphetamine tablets into Saudi Arabia, hidden in a shipment of mechanical equipment coming from Lebanon via Nigeria, the Saudi Press Agency reported. It alleged that the smuggling attempt was linked to Hezbollah
9 September 2021
Amid a countdown to the school year's kickoff, teachers wonder whether they will be able to give lessons
Laura,* a math teacher in Iqlim al-Kharroub, commutes 50 kilometers a day back and forth to give lessons at a secondary school. Since caretaker Education Minister Tarek Majzoub announced two weeks...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 9 September 2021
Gas from Egypt, mayhem at the pumps, food importers’ warning: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister agreed with his Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian counterparts yesterday on a road map for...
