The arrival of the first batch of astrazeneca vaccine at Beirut International Airport. Photo credit: NNA

Arrival of 29,250 doses of Pfizer vaccine in Lebanon

29,250 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived in Lebanon this Saturday, May 8, via Beirut International Airport. This information comes as the Lebanese authorities have...
Lebanon / Coronavirus: 24 deaths and 435 cases this Saturday, May 8

Lebanon / Coronavirus: 24 deaths and 435 cases this Saturday, May 8

The Ministry of Health announces that 25 people have died in the past 24 hours following complications induced by the coronavirus. 435 cases have...
The city of Tripoli. Photo credit: François el Bacha, for libnanews.com. All rights reserved.

North Lebanon: A cargo of damaged rice intercepted

A shipment of 31,000 tonnes of spoiled rice from China was intercepted by order of the Ministry of Agriculture at the port of Tripoli,...
Lebanon / Crisis: No lifting of the subsidy program until the ration cards are in place

Lebanon / Crisis: No lifting of the subsidy program until the ration cards are...

The president of the union of fuel distributors Fadi Abou Shakra denied any information indicating a lifting of the subsidy program for the purchase...
North Lebanon: New fuel seizure for Syria

North Lebanon: New fuel seizure for Syria

The Internal Security Forces indicate that a new fuel seizure has taken place as part of the fight against smuggling to Syria. Two trucks...
Saad Hariri, isolated both locally and internationally

The formal slap in Saad Hariri

Long uncertain due to the absence of a meeting request from the French authorities to Saad Hariri, the meeting Jean-Yves le Drian finally took...
Lebanon / History: Lebanon in the turmoil of WWII and its independence

Lebanon / History: Lebanon in the turmoil of WWII and its independence

Lebanon, under French mandate since 1920, entered the turmoil of the Second World War when many questions arose, including that of its accession to...
Don't worry, I don't have the coronavirus (Hassan Nasrallah)

Don’t worry, I don’t have the coronavirus (Hassan Nasrallah)

Speaking on the occasion of Jerusalem Day, the Hezbollah secretary general said he was not suffering from the COVID19 coronavirus, contrary to some rumors....
Coronavirus: The decline is confirmed in Lebanon when 200,000 people should be vaccinated every week

Coronavirus: The decline is confirmed in Lebanon when 200,000 people should be vaccinated every...

The health ministry says only 600 people have been infected with the COVID19 coronavirus in the past 24 hours. However, 21 new deaths are...
A collective suicide in Lebanon because of political actors not up to their responsibilities, deplores Jean-Yves le Drian

A collective suicide in Lebanon because of political actors not up to their responsibilities,...

Speaking at the end of his official visit to Lebanon, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs described the current situation as being a collective...
Crisis: Banks notify importers of medical equipment of end of subsidy program

Crisis: Banks notify importers of medical equipment of end of subsidy program

Local banks have informed importers of medical equipment and drugs of the end of the subsidy program in accordance with guidelines issued yesterday by...
The price of bread revised upwards

Lebanon / Crisis: Bakers further threaten to respect official bread prices

The bakers' union threatened, in a statement, to no longer respect the official sales tariffs for the price of bread and denounced the temporary...
The Paris Conservatory sends its aid to the Lebanese Conservatory of Music

The Paris Conservatory sends its aid to the Lebanese Conservatory of Music

The Paris Conservatory said it had yesterday sent instruments - including a Yamaha piano -, scores and audiovisual equipment to the Lebanese Conservatory of...
100 dollar bills. Photo Credit: Libnanews.com

Lebanese pound above 12,500 LL / USD

The parity of the Lebanese pound crossed the threshold of 12,500 LL / USD on Friday, May 7, amid reports of the imminent end...