BDL announces $196 million exchanged for lira Monday
BEIRUT — Banque du Liban announced that $196 million was exchanged today for lira, more than double the previous record, on the central banks Sayrafa platform, in a press release. The central...
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Airport technicians announce strike over working conditions
BEIRUT — Beirut Airport technicians announced on Monday that they will go on strike from Wednesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. until Thursday, June 16 at 6 a.m. to protest the deterioration of their working...
30 May 2022
Lebanon has registered 51 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. One person has died, raising the death toll to 10,429
30 May 2022
STL Appeals Chamber announces verdict date for two accused in Rafik Hariri assassination
BEIRUT — The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Monday set June 16 as a date for the decision regarding two alleged Hezbollah members, found guilty on appeal in...
30 May 2022
Commercial banks begin processing lira exchange transactions, but amount is not unlimited: sources
BEIRUT — Banks started receiving applications today from clients looking to convert their lira to US dollars as the central bank instructed late Friday afternoon, but banking sector sources say...
Kabalan Farah, 30 May 2022
Why the entire political class is opposed to the Mikati cabinet’s recovery plan
Before its mandate and that of the outgoing Parliament expired, the Mikati cabinet left behind an economic recovery plan designed in agreement with the International Monetary Fund. This agreement...
Salah HIJAZI, 30 May 2022
Abiad announces WHO funding for drug and foodstuff quality lab
BEIRUT — Caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad announced on Monday an agreement between Lebanon and the United Nations World Health Organization on the funding and relaunching the activities of...
30 May 2022
Amal bloc calls on Mikati cabinet to keep working, thanks MPs for support of Berri
BEIRUT — The Amal Movement’s parliamentary bloc Monday called on Najib Mikati’s caretaker government and its ministers to “not to abandon responsibilities” in the matters of “social, health and...
30 May 2022
Bread prices decline due to lira's fluctuating climb
BEIRUT — The Economy Ministry announced a decline in bread prices on Monday, after the Lebanese lira gained some value over the weekend. Here’s what we know: • A small bread...
Rana Tabbara, 30 May 2022
Berri asks Lebanese not to engage in celebratory gunfire following the vote for Parliament speaker tomorrow
BEIRUT — Outgoing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called on the Lebanese on Monday to refrain from shooting in the air to celebrate the election of a new Parliament speaker, a position to which it...
30 May 2022
Deputy speaker election: the opposition tries to come together
With less than 24 hours to go before the first session of the new Parliament, scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow, MPs belonging to the traditional opposition and those associated with the Oct. 17...
Yara ABI AKL, 30 May 2022
Two baggage handlers arrested at airport
BEIRUT — Two Bangladeshi baggage handlers working at Beirut international airport were arrested by the police on Monday for stealing money and valuables from suitcases, the police said in a tweet...
30 May 2022
Remarkable rebound for lira, judicial assistants strike, Parliament to convene: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up . The lira made dramatic gains on the dollar over the weekend, having plummeted to an all-time low of 37,700 on the parallel...