Joseph Aoun and the temptation of the presidency
It is perhaps within the military that symbolism carries the most significance. Marching past the French troops alongside French armed forces chief François Lecointre in the courtyard of the...
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Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met this afternoon at his Beit al-Wasat residence with former prime ministers Najib Mikati, Fuad Siniora and Tammam Salam to discuss the government formation process and the general situation in the country, the NNA reports
31 May 2021
Lebanon has registered 111 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Six more people have died, bringing the total death toll to 7,729
31 May 2021
Security forces found a military hand grenade this afternoon on Abu Sahel Street in Tariq al-Jadideh, the ISF said in a statement. Explosives experts detonated the grenade in place since moving it would have been too risky, as the safety ring had been removed
31 May 2021
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has arrived at Ain al-Tineh to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the NNA reports. Berri is attempting to mediate in the government formation standoff between Hariri and President Michel Aoun
31 May 2021
Another shot in Lebanon for Bashar al-Assad?
Syrians in Lebanon went to the polls last week for their country’s presidential election in convoys of vehicles bearing paraphernalia supporting President Bashar al-Assad. The scene brought back to...
Mounir RABIH, 31 May 2021
French investigators probe ex–auto chief Ghosn in Lebanon
BEIRUT — French investigators started interrogating the former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on Monday in Lebanon, where he has sought refuge since a dramatic escape from Japan, a court source...
31 May 2021
French investigators have begun questioning ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn at Lebanon’s Court of Cassation, a court source told AFP. Ghosn absconded from Japan in 2019, evading trial over allegations of financial misdeeds by fleeing to Lebanon
31 May 2021
‘The temporary has become permanent’: The evolution of Lebanon’s densely populated and poorly serviced Palestinian refugee camps
BEIRUT — Squeezed between the tightly packed buildings of the Mar Elias Palestinian refugee camp on May 20, dozens of people draped in their nation’s flag and traditional black-and-white kuffiyeh...
Emily Lewis, 31 May 2021
Vaccine marathon, anger over lawyer’s arrest, southern gas stations strike: Everything you need to know today
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. More than 10,500 people received an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as part of the first-of-its-kind “vaccine marathon,”...