Mikati’s cabinet is set to meet today to discuss and approve a draft statement, clearing the way for a parliamentary...
The ship carrying the fuel docked in Syria on Sunday, and was transported by land to avoid “harming Lebanon,” a reference to US sanctions.
Diab was also summoned by the Beirut blast lead investigator, Judge Tarek Bitar, last month. He did not show up.
Thirteen months since Hassan Diab resigned, Lebanon formed a new government made up of old and familiar faces.
The amount will be deposited in Lebanon’s Central Bank, with the allocation including $860 million from 2021 and $275 million from 2009.
The energy ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon agreed on a plan to provide Lebanon with gas and electricity.
The Representative of the Syndicate of Gas Station Owners in Lebanon, George Brax, said so in a radio interview.
Amnesty International is urging Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan to protect Syrian refugees from deportation or forcible return.
Lebanon has been without a government for over a year now, since the previous government resigned after the Beirut blast.
ESCWA said that almost three quarters of the Lebanese population is living below the poverty line, and 82 percent in multidimensional poverty.
The Lebanese NGO proposed a women’s quota to ensure female participation in parliament, demanding a minimum of 26 seats.
Arz Zahreddine, a 22-year-old runner, is set to be the sole Lebanese representative at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.