Mikati and Fayad exchange barbs over electricity deal
BEIRUT — Following his cabinet’s final session before it is officially considered resigned, Prime Minister Najib Mikati Friday announced that Siemens and General Electric had made an offer to...
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US State Department weighs in on Lebanon elections
BEIRUT — The US State Department said Friday that it “welcomes that parliamentary elections in Lebanon were held on time and without major security incidents,” and urged the political class to form...
20 May 2022
Lebanon has registered 119 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. Two people have died, raising the death toll to 10,416
20 May 2022
Outgoing cabinet approves telecoms bill hike, government rescue plan
BEIRUT — In its final meeting before it is officially considered to be resigned, Lebanon’s cabinet on Friday afternoon agreed to increase telecom tariffs and approved the government’s economic...
Wael Taleb, 20 May 2022
Nasrallah urges opponents of Hezbollah's weapons to " continue disagreeing on the issue for a few more years"
BEIRUT – Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his party and those who refuse its non-state weapons “can continue disagreeing on the issue for a few more years, as there are...
Abbas Mahfouz, 20 May 2022
Ibrahim Mneimneh, freed from the straightjacket of political Sunnism
Ibrahim Mneimneh’s phone keeps ringing. Sitting in his living room strewn with family photos and musical instruments, the candidate who was elected to one of the Sunni seats in the Beirut II...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 20 May 2022
State Security unseals money transfer company Mecattaf
BEIRUT – State Security rescinded the sealing of money transfer company Mecattaf which had been imposed as part of Mount Lebanon Court of Appeals public prosecutor Ghada Aoun’s investigation of...
20 May 2022
Elias Jaradeh hopes to be a doctor at Lebanon’s bedside
He is now a member of Parliament for the Marjayoun-Hasbaya-Nabatieh-Bint Jbeil constituency (South III). Elias Jaradeh, the Greek-Orthodox candidate running with the “Together for Change” list,...
Claude ASSAF, 20 May 2022
Series of sit-ins on the road to Baabda coincide with last government meeting
BEIRUT — Multiple sit-ins were held Friday on roads leading to Baabda’s Presidential Palace ahead of the Lebanese cabinet’s last meeting before its relegation to caretaker status with limited...
20 May 2022
Captagon pills captured at Beirut airport
BEIRUT — Lebanese customs seized more than half a million Captagon pills at the Beirut International Airport on Friday, which were bound for an Arab country, the state-run National News Agency...
20 May 2022
What can the opposition forces do now?
Everything’s changed, but nothing’s changed. This is the main paradox that emerged from the Lebanese legislative elections results. The political game has been largely turned upside down: no one...
Anthony SAMRANI, 20 May 2022
Industry Ministry bans use of subsidized flour except by bread bakeries
BEIRUT — Industry Minister George Bouchikian on Friday issued an order to ban all manufacturers from using subsidized flour with the exception of bread bakeries, the state-run National News Agency...
20 May 2022
Alfa and MTC Touch employees hold strike, while telecoms companies face service disruptions amidst central offices breakdown
BEIRUT — More than 50 employees of mobile phone operators in Lebanon, Alfa and MTC Touch, observed a general strike on Friday to demand an improvement in their working conditions. Here’s what we...
20 May 2022
Consumer Price Index increases by 7.1 percent, with monthly price increase highest in North Lebanon, Bekaa, South Lebanon
BEIRUT — The Central Administration of Statistics announced Friday that the Consumer Price Index increased by 7.1 percent, totaling 1092.21 points, between March and April, during which a...
20 May 2022
Israel accuses Hezbollah of transporting weapons on civilian flights from Iran via Syria
BEIRUT — The Israeli army said Friday that Hezbollah is transporting weapons to Lebanon from Iran via civilian flights to Syria. Here’s what we know: • “Terrorist Hezbollah...
20 May 2022
Two fishermen die in Saida while preparing dynamite sticks for fishing
BEIRUT — Two fishermen died Thursday night in the village of Saksakieh in north Saida, while preparing dynamite sticks for fishing, according to our correspondent in the area. Here’s what we...
Rana Tabbara, 20 May 2022
Outgoing cabinet to discuss telecoms tariff increases and economic recovery plan at its last meeting today
BEIRUT — In its last meeting before the government is officially resigned, the cabinet is set to discuss increasing telecoms tariffs, along with the government's economic recovery plan, and more...
Rana Tabbara, 20 May 2022
New fuel prices: 20 liters of 95-octane and 98-octane gasoline decreased by LL3,000 and LL2,000, respectfully, reaching LL556,000 and LL567,000. Twenty liters of diesel decreased by LL2,000 reaching LL678,000. A cylinder of household gas now costs LL406,000, down by LL2,000
20 May 2022
Opposition rejects Berri, hundreds of preferential votes wasted, more electoral violations: Everything you need to know about yesterday and the elections to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Several newly elected opposition deputies have expressed their refusal to re-elect Nabih Berri as Parliament speaker. Berri,...