Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• 12 p.m.: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber receives a World Bank delegation, including regional directors, resident representatives in Lebanon and the bank’s infrastructure lead at the Ministry of Finance.• 2 p.m.: Press conference held by the Lebanese Association for Civil Rights on a draft law to abolish the death penalty in Lebanon at the association's office, in Gemmayzeh (Beirut)• 6 p.m.: Press conference by the Baalbeck International Festival and the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, on the launch of the 70th anniversary of the Baalbeck International Festival and the official announcement of the opening concert scheduled for July 24, 2026, at the National Library, in Sanayeh...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch for today:• 12 p.m.: Finance Minister Yassine Jaber receives a World Bank delegation, including regional directors, resident representatives in Lebanon and the bank’s infrastructure lead at the Ministry of Finance.• 2 p.m.: Press conference held by the Lebanese Association for Civil Rights on a draft law to abolish the death penalty in Lebanon at the association's office, in Gemmayzeh (Beirut)• 6 p.m.: Press conference by the Baalbeck International Festival and the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, on the launch of the 70th anniversary of the Baalbeck International Festival and the official announcement of the opening concert scheduled for July 24, 2026, at the National Library, in...
