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Israeli drone falls in South Lebanon one day after Liberation Day
BEIRUT — An Israeli drone fell between the two villages of Aita el-Shaab and Rmeich in South Lebanon, Al-Manar TV reported on Thursday. Here’s what we know: • The Israeli army...
26 May 2022
Iraq makes it illegal to attempt normalizing ties with Israel
BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament approved a law on Thursday that will ban normalizing relations with Israel, at a time when several Arab countries have established formal ties. The...
26 May 2022
Lira continues to drop, reaching all-time low
BEIRUT — The Lebanese lira drops another LL1,000 to LL36,000 to the US dollar. The slide remains unchecked given heightened political uncertainty. Here’s what we know: •...
26 May 2022
Imad Kehdy, also known as the fictitious candidate Anthony Eid, is creating a buzz
A suit and a tie in the morning, and stage wear in the evening. Imad Kehdy, a 33-year-old comedian and employee at an insurance company, has been creating a buzz on social media for several weeks....
Zeina ANTONIOS, 26 May 2022
New telecom tariffs, explained:
Telecoms Minister Johnny Corm, Director General of Ogero Imad Kreidieh, and the Chairmen of the two mobile operators Jad Nassif and Salem Itani presented on Thursday the new telecom tariffs as...
Kabalan Farah, 26 May 2022
How does the international community perceive the new Lebanese Parliament?
So far, the major Western and Arab capitals have expressed reserved positions following the parliamentary elections. This restraint could be explained by caution toward the mosaic-like Parliament,...
Jeanine JALKH, 26 May 2022
Riad Salameh hearing postponed until December
BEIRUT — Mount Lebanon Prosecuting Judge Arlette Tabet issued a decision on Thursday to postpone until December Banque du Liban chief Riad Salameh’s hearing on accusations of embezzlement....
26 May 2022
Berri schedules Parliament session to elect speaker on Tuesday
BEIRUT— Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has called newly elected Parliament members to convene for a Parliament session on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The first item on the agenda is the election of a new...
26 May 2022
New fuel prices: 20 liters of 95-octane and 98-octane gasoline increased by LL9,000 reaching LL597,000 and LL608,000. 20 liters of diesel increased by LL51,000 reaching LL732,000. A cylinder of household gas now costs LL447,000 up by LL31,000
26 May 2022
Lebanese judiciary still fails to adequately investigate torture allegations: report
BEIRUT — “Lebanese judicial authorities still fail to investigate serious torture allegations made by victims,” Lebanon’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture wrote in a report made public on...
Abbas Mahfouz, 26 May 2022
A government crisis looms in Lebanon
“From a constitutional point of view, and in case of maneuvers to block the formation of a new government, the president should not hand over his prerogatives to a caretaker government, which is...
Yara ABI AKL, 26 May 2022
Cynthia Zarazir, a 'happy ending' for a repentant FPM sympathizer
Dressed in jeans, a t-shirt and leather boots, Cynthia Zarazir does not like to “pose” for the camera. She prefers to be natural. During the electoral campaign, she made rare television...
Stéphanie KHOURI, 26 May 2022
Dozens of doctors hold sit-in at BDL
BEIRUT — Dozens of doctors held a sit-in Thursday in front of Banque du Liban’s headquarters in Beirut to protest “the central bank and commercial banks’ policies regarding depositors and...
26 May 2022
UN Security Council calls for 'rapid' government formation in Lebanon
BEIRUT — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday called in a unanimous statement for "the rapid formation of a new inclusive government" in Lebanon after its parliamentary elections took...
26 May 2022
Yassin Yassin: The 'controversial' son of a small West-Bekaa village
GAZA, West Bekaa: Yassin Yassin, a political newcomer on the main protest movement list, "Sahlouna wal Jabal," which contributed to unseating Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli in the West...
Farah-Silvana Kanaan, 26 May 2022
Lira slides past LL35,000 to the dollar, reaching new all-time low
BEIRUT — After trading at a new all-time low of LL34,000 since the beginning of the week, on Thursday, the lira was trading below LL35,000 to the US dollar on the parallel market. Here’s what we...
26 May 2022
Health sector strikes, caretaker ministers abroad, Nasrallah warns of regional ‘explosion’: Everything you need to know to start your Thursday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . Patients will find it harder to access hospital care today and tomorrow, as the syndicate of doctors in Beirut and the North...