TRUCKERS STRIKE  Beirut port truck drivers reach compensation agreement, averting strike

The 14-member Lebanese Forces parliamentary bloc will vote against granting Premier Najib Mikati’s cabinet confidence on Monday, the party announced in a statement. Fouad Makhzoumi (Ind./West Beirut) also announced that he would not give the new government his vote of confidence

Prime Minister Najib Mikati has addressed the arrival of Iranian fuel to Lebanon for the first time, saying on Friday he was “saddened by the violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty” but did not fear sanctions because the import operation did not involve the Lebanese government

A cargo ship carrying 31,000 tons of diesel procured as part of a fuel deal between Lebanon and Iraq began offloading in northern Deir Ammar on Friday, the Energy Ministry said, adding that another ship should arrive by the end of the month

Flooding from heavy rains has caused significant damage to property, agriculture and roads in Qobeiyat, Akkar, L’Orient-Le Jour reports. The Higher Relief Committee’s secretary-general said a Lebanese Army team will go to the area tomorrow to assess the extent of the damage

PORT INVESTIGATION  Wanted former Minister Fenianos cries foul in Beirut port explosion probe

BDL informed incoming Finance Minister Youssef Khalil that $1.14 billion from Lebanon’s apparent sale of its IMF SDRs had been deposited in the ministry’s account at BDL, the NNA reports. Officials from BDL, the Finance Ministry and IMF declined or could not state the buyer