A Voter at a Polling Station in Mount Lebanon. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient Today.)
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, May 5, 2025Key things to watch out for today: Cheikh Akl meets with Western ambassadors; at 12:00 p.m., a meeting is scheduled with Raggi Plasschaert.UNESCO hosts a press freedom ceremony, followed by a 9:30 a.m. conference on artificial intelligence.10:30 a.m., the Finance Committee holds a new session on banking sector restructuring. At 3:00 p.m., LADE holds an English-language press conference. Yesterday's results: Jbeil & Kesrouan: In Jbeil, the LF-backed "Jbeil plus belle" list won all 18 seats. In Kesrouan, "Renaissance of Jounieh," backed by major Christian parties, swept Jounieh. LF-supported lists also won in Kartaba and Aramoun.Metn – FL-Kataeb Dominance: The LF-Kataeb coalition won in Dbayeh, Bikfaya (Nicole Gemayel elected), and...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, May 5, 2025Key things to watch out for today: Cheikh Akl meets with Western ambassadors; at 12:00 p.m., a meeting is scheduled with Raggi Plasschaert.UNESCO hosts a press freedom ceremony, followed by a 9:30 a.m. conference on artificial intelligence.10:30 a.m., the Finance Committee holds a new session on banking sector restructuring. At 3:00 p.m., LADE holds an English-language press conference. Yesterday's results: Jbeil & Kesrouan: In Jbeil, the LF-backed "Jbeil plus belle" list won all 18 seats. In Kesrouan, "Renaissance of Jounieh," backed by major Christian parties, swept Jounieh. LF-supported lists also won in Kartaba and Aramoun.Metn – FL-Kataeb Dominance: The LF-Kataeb coalition won in Dbayeh, Bikfaya (Nicole Gemayel elected),...