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The president and the kingdom: A tale of mutual disenchantment

Webhi’s comments were just the latest episode of reciprocal enmity between the Aounist camp and the Gulf countries. First, came the Taif Agreement that ended the 1975-90 Civil War. The deal,...

Mounir RABIH, 21 May 2021

Dozens of Syrian refugees are protesting near Halba in Akkar against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and those who voted for him yesterday in Baabda. While the protesters say some votes “were bought,” they are also demanding those voting for the regime be “returned to Syria”

21 May 2021

Lebanon has registered 450 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Six more people have died, bringing the death toll to 7,664

21 May 2021

A law establishing the independence of the judiciary could be realized in the near future

Has Lebanon just taken a step toward loosening the political forces’ hold on the judiciary? Parliament’s administration and justice committee has finished drafting a reform bill aiming to boost...

Marie Jo SADER, 21 May 2021

Army units deployed in the Bekaa and north Lebanon have arrested seven Lebanese and two Syrian nationals, and seized 4,000 liters of gasoline, 870 liters of diesel and 10 tons of flour allegedly intended to be smuggled into Syrian territory, the Lebanese Army has tweeted

21 May 2021

Berri postpones discussion of Aoun’s letter to Parliament

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has postponed until Saturday a parliamentary discussion of a letter from Michel Aoun in which the president says he believes Prime...

21 May 2021

After reading the letter to Parliament, Berri postponed discussion of it until tomorrow, local media outlets report. The postponement reportedly aims to ease tensions between Hariri and Free Patriotic Movement leader Gebran Bassil, whom he met with separately before the session

21 May 2021

A parliamentary session has kicked off to discuss an official letter sent to Speaker Nabih Berri from President Michel Aoun that blamed Premier-designate Saad Hariri for the cabinet formation deadlock and accused him of being incapable of forming a government

21 May 2021

The committee for the follow-up of preventive measures and procedures to confront COVID-19 has recommended that all syndicate elections be postponed for four weeks. It also recommended that cinemas and theaters be allowed to open until 11 p.m. at 50 percent capacity

21 May 2021

Hezbollah in a statement hailed the cease-fire in Gaza as a “historic victory,” congratulating “the heroic Palestinian people and its valiant resistance.” Over 11 days of fighting, Israeli strikes on Gaza killed 232 Palestinians, according to Palestinian health authorities

21 May 2021

Lebanon’s Hezbollah hails ‘historic victory’ for Palestinians

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement hailed a “historic victory” for the Palestinians after a cease-fire took effect on Friday between Israel and Gaza militants following 11 days of...

21 May 2021

Attacks on Syrian voters, new dollar rate for banks, Parliament to meet over Aoun’s letter: Everything you need to know today

What to get the Morning Brief by email. Click here to sign up. Several groups of Syrians were assaulted as they traveled to cast ballots in their country’s presidential election at the Syrian...

21 May 2021