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40% turnout for disputed vote in North Lebanon and Akkar, US hostage set for release: Everything you need to know this Monday

Here is what happened over the weekend and what to expect today, Monday, April 28.

Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, May 12, 2025 Some key things to watch today:• 11 a.m. – Environment Minister Tamara al-Zein holds a meeting with ambassadors and international organizations to present the ministry’s 2025–2026 work plan and explore environmental cooperation (8th floor, minister’s office).•11 a.m. – Public Health, Labor & Social Affairs Committee session chaired by MP Bilal Abdullah (5th floor, Room 515, Representatives Offices Building). Forty percent turnout in North Lebanon and Akkar for complaint-fraught vote: Nearly half of Akkar’s registered voters cast ballots in yesterday’s municipal elections while the participation in North Lebanon stood at 35.9 percent at the close of a voting day marked by more than 300 complaints, mostly over administrative issues, and several scuffles...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, May 12, 2025 Some key things to watch today:• 11 a.m. – Environment Minister Tamara al-Zein holds a meeting with ambassadors and international organizations to present the ministry’s 2025–2026 work plan and explore environmental cooperation (8th floor, minister’s office).•11 a.m. – Public Health, Labor & Social Affairs Committee session chaired by MP Bilal Abdullah (5th floor, Room 515, Representatives Offices Building). Forty percent turnout in North Lebanon and Akkar for complaint-fraught vote: Nearly half of Akkar’s registered voters cast ballots in yesterday’s municipal elections while the participation in North Lebanon stood at 35.9 percent at the close of a voting day marked by more than 300 complaints, mostly over administrative issues,...