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Nasrallah said the first step toward a solution to Lebanon’s internal predicament is forming a government, and this could happen in two ways: by direct agreement between President Michel Aoun and Premier-designate Saad Hariri, or via assistance from Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
25 May 2021
In a televised address on South Liberation Day, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his party will be patient regarding a response to the death of member Mohammad Tahhan, who was killed by Israeli forces while trying to cross the border amid pro-Palestine protests on May 14
25 May 2021
Lebanon has registered 323 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Six more people have died, bringing the death toll to 7,690
25 May 2021
People aged 30 and above who are registered on the national COVID-19 vaccination platform will be able to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on a walk-in basis this Saturday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan announced
25 May 2021
A bail-in for Lebanese bank depositors is ‘highly likely,’ S&P says
Lebanese bank depositors are likely to face a financial hit in order for the country’s banks to absorb the cost of the country’s debt restructuring, S&P Global said in a new report. Given...
25 May 2021
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the Hague-based court set up to try those accused of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, has run out of funding, Reuters reports, posing a potential threat to future trials
25 May 2021
UN tribunal for Lebanon runs out of funds as Beirut’s crisis spills over
THE HAGUE — A UN tribunal set up to prosecute those behind the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has run out of funding amid Lebanon’s economic and political crisis,...
Stephanie van den Berg, 25 May 2021
The syndicate calls on caretaker Public Works and Transport Minister Michel Najjar to find a solution to provide constant electricity to the port, as current supplies of diesel — used to power generators — at the port may not be enough to last through Wednesday
25 May 2021
The Lebanese Shipping Agents Syndicate has warned in a statement that increased power cuts could damage “tens of millions of dollars” worth of products stored in refrigerated containers, including medicines, meat and fresh produce
25 May 2021
Water has been cut off from several towns near Saida due to a fault along the main line of the Saida-Jezzine Irrigation Project, the Litani River Authority has announced in a statement. It may take teams from the authority up to five days to repair the fault
25 May 2021
A man, identified only as H.Sh., has been hospitalized after being shot by two masked men on a motorbike in the Tripoli neighborhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh, the NNA reports
25 May 2021
Hospitals in Lebanon are experiencing shortages in certain anesthetics, the head of the private hospitals syndicate Sleimain Haroun told VDL Radio (100.3-100.5), warning that the health situation is worsening by the day
25 May 2021
The head of the Union of Private School Teachers has announced that union members will adhere to the General Confederation of Lebanese Workers’ call for a general strike on Wednesday “amid the deterioration of the lira and erosion of the value of teachers’ salaries”
25 May 2021
Three Israeli tanks crossed the technical fence at Lebanon’s southern border near the town of Adaisseh and scanned the area, the NNA reports. The tanks did not violate the Blue Line, the UN border demarcation
25 May 2021
Palestinian rights in Lebanon: ‘a humanitarian matter, not a political one’
BEIRUT — As usual when a crisis arises in Palestine, Lebanese parties across the political spectrum in recent weeks condemned the planned expulsions in Sheikh Jarrah, the use of force against...
Abby Sewell, 25 May 2021
Lebanon is “slipping away” from COVID-19 preventative measures, caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan has told Al Jadeed, warning of a repeat of July 2020 when coronavirus cases surged after the relaxation of restrictions and the reopening of Beirut airport
25 May 2021
Dollars for social safety net recipients, Wazni approves retargeting plan, Nasrallah to speak: All you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The World Bank’s $246 million social safety net program will be disbursed in dollars, Saroj Kumar Jha, the regional director of...
25 May 2021
Lebanon central bank chief says depositors’ money safe
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad Salameh said on Monday that depositors’ money was safe in the country’s banks and they might soon be able to access some of their dollars....