Financial news roundup
WHEAT CRISIS
More queues outside of bakeries in North Lebanon
MORNING BRIEF
NNA on strike, Parliament committees approve World Bank loan, Salameh caught in a lie: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
WHEAT IMPORTS
Amid bread crisis, parliamentary committees approve World Bank wheat loan but raise questions about its terms
ROAD SAFETY
Behind the numbers: How Lebanon's crisis is felt on the roads
BREAD CRISIS
Economy minister blames bakeries, smuggling for shortages as bread lines form on the eve of Eid al-Adha
FUEL CRISIS
Parliament committee meets on fuel and energy crisis while Mikati and Fayad discuss Iraqi, Egyptian, and Jordanian fuel deals
FINANCIAL NEWS ROuNDUP
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BREAD CRISIS
Caretaker economy minister claims bread smuggling to Syria on massive scale
EGYPTIAN GAS DEAL
US Ambassador Shea briefs energy minister on long-awaited Egyptian gas deal
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Mawlawi promises "rapid intervention" against anyone manipulating bread prices
EGYPTIAN GAS DEAL
Officials sign Egyptian gas import deal, but its implementation is far from imminent
SUBSIDIZED WHEAT
Economy minister accuses private sector players of wheat 'theft'
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Protests over flour shortages in Tripoli and warnings over expired flour in South Lebanon
SOCIETY
Bakery syndicate federation stages sit-in, demands say in bread pricing
ENERGY