BREAD CRISIS
FUEL CRISIS
Parliament committee meets on fuel and energy crisis while Mikati and Fayad discuss Iraqi, Egyptian, and Jordanian fuel deals
FINANCIAL NEWS ROuNDUP
The unbearable weight of massive incompetence: Your weekly financial news roundup
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
Washington clears one barrier in Lebanon’s thorny energy deals with Egypt and Jordan
ELECTRICITY
Lebanese caretaker energy minister says 'politics' behind delay of US-backed electricity plan
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Wheat in mills won't last for more than 20 days amid Banque du Liban payment delays, syndicate warns
WHEAT
Economy minister says "no decision to lift the subsidies on wheat” as World Bank agrees to grant loan
ECONOMY
Lira reaches LL30,000 as election concludes
WHEAT CRISIS