CAPITAL CONTROL LAW
Morning Brief
Capital control law discussion, assistance program registration launch, high winds ahead: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Morning Brief
Roads cut across Lebanon, Aoun in Qatar, Military Court sentences journalist: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
CABINET PARALYSIS
Cabinet must resume meeting for reform, rescue agendas to advance: Mikati
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Avoiding the intergenerational poverty trap in Lebanon
Morning brief
Nasrallah reiterates support for Kurdahi, sexual harassment trial postponed, reconstuction project launched: All you need to know today
BEIRUT PORT EXPLOSION
Nearly a year after its creation, port blast reconstruction fund launches first project
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Mikati seeks to drum up international support for economic recovery plan
RATION CARDS
Ration card registration ready for launch next week, but Parliament must pass legal amendments before program can start: Hajjar
COP26
US’s Blinken has ‘productive’ meeting with Mikati as talks with world leaders continue on sidelines of COP26 conference
Elections 2022
Lebanese parliament once again approves earlier elections in contentious session
Assistance programs
As import subsidies gradually end, delays mire two major programs to support the country’s most vulnerable
RATION CARDS
Officials announce launch of registration for ration card program
World Bank Loan
Wazni agrees to pay out long-delayed World Bank cash assistance program in USD
World bank loan
Dollar debate keeps Lebanon’s poorest families waiting for World Bank-funded cash assistance
Rethinking subsidies