Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Jan. 5, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Developments and updates on the situation in Venezuela.10:30 a.m. Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, meets to discuss the 2026 draft general budget.12 p.m. The board of directors of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) is holding a meeting with banks to discuss the draft law on financial regulation and deposits recovery.4 p.m. The Beirut Bar Association is convening a meeting with professional associations to review the draft law on "Financial Regulation and Deposit Recovery (Financial Gap)" and to formulate recommendations, which will be read at 5:30 p.m.People demonstrate against U.S. military action in Venezuela in Boston Common on Jan. 3, 2026, in...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Jan. 5, 2026Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:Developments and updates on the situation in Venezuela.10:30 a.m. Finance and Budget Committee, chaired by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, meets to discuss the 2026 draft general budget.12 p.m. The board of directors of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) is holding a meeting with banks to discuss the draft law on financial regulation and deposits recovery.4 p.m. The Beirut Bar Association is convening a meeting with professional associations to review the draft law on "Financial Regulation and Deposit Recovery (Financial Gap)" and to formulate recommendations, which will be read at 5:30 p.m.People demonstrate against U.S. military action in Venezuela in Boston Common on Jan. 3, 2026, in...
