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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister: Elections 'may be a positive step, but it’s too early to tell'
BEIRUT — Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Tuesday that Lebanon’s 2022 elections results “may be a positive...
Rana Tabbara, 24 May 2022
After the legislative elections, back to political paralysis?
Ensuring the comfortable re-election of outgoing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is the objective behind the talks that have been underway in political corridors ahead of the first session of the...
Yara ABI AKL, 24 May 2022
All Lebanese banks are about to close their Cyprus branches
Five banking sources confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour that the branches of Lebanese banks operating in Cyprus — BankMed, Bank of Beirut, Banque BEMO, BBAC, BLOM Bank, Lebanon and Gulf Bank (LGB),...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS et Fouad GEMAYEL, 24 May 2022
Tumble in lira value puts food security at risk, food importers' syndicate head warns
BEIRUT — Hani Bohsali, head of the food importers’ syndicate, said Tuesday that there is no risk of food shortages in Lebanon, but the rapid depreciation of the Lebanese lira against the US dollar...
24 May 2022
More than 45,000 households have so far received assistance under the ESSN program: Social Affairs Ministry
BEIRUT — The World Bank-funded Emergency Social Safety Net program is continuing and at the expected pace, Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Hector Hajjar’s office wrote in a statement Tuesday,...
Rana Tabbara, 24 May 2022
How the Lebanese diaspora voted in constituencies where it carries the most weight
More than 140,000 non-residents went to the polls to vote in the May 6 and May 8 legislative elections. This is a significant number, which gave the diaspora considerable influence over the...
Salah HIJAZI, 24 May 2022
Garbage piles up in Saida's streets as waste sorting center workers strike
BEIRUT — Garbage was piled up Tuesday in streets and around dumpsters in Saida and its suburbs following a strike by employees of the city’s waste sorting center, L’Orient Today ’s correspondent...
24 May 2022
Registration for the third edition of the Startup Competition ESA-HEC Paris open until May 31
Launched in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Startup Competition ESA-HEC Paris is now in its third consecutive edition, offering a new window of opportunity to young Lebanese wishing to...
24 May 2022
Pharmacists protest medical supply shortages
BEIRUT — The Pharmacy Owners Committee, in coordination with the pharmacists’ syndicate protested Tuesday morning in front of the Health Ministry, while pharmacies closed until 2 p.m. as part of a...
24 May 2022
Lira plunges to new all-time low against dollar
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira breached its all-time low of LL33,700 to the US dollar on Monday, trading above LL34,000 to the dollar on the parallel market. Here’s what we know: ...
Kabalan Farah, 24 May 2022
Hundreds of mechanical inspection center workers hold sit-in in front vehicle registration and technical control center
BEIRUT — Hundreds of employees and contractors of mechanical inspection centers for cars held a sit-in on Tuesday in front of the vehicle registration and technical control center in Dekwaneh, the...
24 May 2022
Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment announces rationing
BEIRUT — The Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment announced Tuesday that it is “reluctantly forced” to start rationing its services for reasons related to the electricity supply, the...
24 May 2022
ABL rejects rescue plan passed by cabinet
BEIRUT — The Association of Banks in Lebanon on Tuesday rejected a financial recovery roadmap passed last week by the country’s cabinet, saying it would “place the full losses” of the country’s...
24 May 2022
Gen. Aoun addresses army troops ahead of Liberation Day
BEIRUT — Lebanese Army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun praised his troops' “dedication to prevent Israel from achieving its aspirations" in Lebanon on Tuesday, one day before May 25, on which Liberation...
24 May 2022
New fuel prices: 20 liters of 95-octane and 98-octane gasoline increased by LL32,000 reaching LL588,000 and LL599,000. Twenty liters of diesel increased by LL3,000 reaching LL681,000. A cylinder of household gas now costs LL416,000, up by LL10,000
24 May 2022
Power plant shutdown, Parliament barriers partially removed, ministry denies monkeypox: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The Deir Ammar power plant will halt operations completely starting today, leaving only the country’s relatively...