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Lebanese authorities continue removing the concrete wall surrounding Parliament
Lebanese authorities have begun removing concrete barriers that have blocked access to Parliament in Beirut since 2019.
A number of the new MPs had called for the restrictions to be eased before they attend the first session of the new…
Doctors in Lebanon protest outside Central Bank against withholding liquidity
Doctors organized a sit-in outside the Central Bank of Lebanon, in response to the call of Lebanese Doctors Syndicates in Beirut and the North, and the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners in Lebanon.
Participants in the sit-in expressed…
Protest in Beirut against capital control law
Hundreds of Lebanese citizens gathered on Monday and Tuesday outside parliament in Beirut Central District in a protest against the capital control law.
The protest coincides with the parliamentary sitting to discuss approving the law.…
Authorities arrest militant network conducting military operations in Lebanon
The Lebanese Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, on Wednesday said authorities thwarted attempts of a militant network aiming to carry out three attacks in civil communities.
The network recruited Palestinian nationals’ young men in…
Former Lebanese PM Saad Hariri suspends his political career
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced that his choice, after the assassination of his father, Rafik Hariri, was to precede his political project, rather than keeping the Hariri family in politics.
He added that…
Protests against “Beirut Port” judge result in heavy gunfire
Today, Thursday, Tayouneh and the "Adliya" area in Beirut experienced intense clashes and shooting, in conjunction with protests called by the supporters of Hezbollah and the "Amal Movement", in front of the Palace of Justice against Tariq…
At least 1 killed, several wounded in gunfire near Beirut protest
Gunfire erupts near Hezbollah-led protest calling for the removal of the judge from Beirut blast investigation.
Beirut, Lebanon – At least one person has been killed and several others wounded when gunfire erupted near a Hezbollah-led…
Blaze erupts at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility, no death reported
A fire has broken out in a fuel storage tank at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility.
Lebanon’s Al Jadeed television channel first reported the news, saying on Monday that a loud sound akin to an explosion was also heard.
“We’re now…
Lebanon left without power as grid shuts down
Lebanon has been left without electricity, plunging the country into darkness amid a severe economic crisis.
A government official told Reuters news agency the country's two largest power stations, Deir Ammar and Zahrani, had…
Jordan sends medical aid plane to Lebanon
The JHCO (Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation) said in a statement that the plane was carrying medicines and medical supplies to be delivered to the concerned authorities in Lebanon.
Hussein Al-Shibli, the Secretary-General of the…