Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, July 15 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m. Press conference with Minister of Agriculture, Nizar Hani, entitled: “We have no other Lebanon… so let us protect what remains of it.”11 a.m. Plenary legislative session convened by House Speaker Nabih Berri to continue examination and adoption of draft laws and legislative proposals on the agenda.12 p.m. A sit-in by the Public Education Associations and Contractors’ Committees in support of state schools and to demand fair treatment and improved conditions for teachers. US walks back Hormuz shipping toll after Gulf investment promises: Within a day of announcing the plan, U.S. President Donald Trump reverted his proposal for a 20% tax on ships transiting through the Hormuz Strait, saying that he had secured...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, July 15 2026 Some key things to watch today:10 a.m. Press conference with Minister of Agriculture, Nizar Hani, entitled: “We have no other Lebanon… so let us protect what remains of it.”11 a.m. Plenary legislative session convened by House Speaker Nabih Berri to continue examination and adoption of draft laws and legislative proposals on the agenda.12 p.m. A sit-in by the Public Education Associations and Contractors’ Committees in support of state schools and to demand fair treatment and improved conditions for teachers. US walks back Hormuz shipping toll after Gulf investment promises: Within a day of announcing the plan, U.S. President Donald Trump reverted his proposal for a 20% tax on ships transiting through the Hormuz Strait, saying that he had...