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Lebanon Records 8 New Coronavirus Cases as Full Lockdown Takes Effect Tonight

Lebanon registered on Wednesday 8 new coronavirus cases, raising the total infections nationwide to 878. In its daily report, Ministry of Public Health announced that 5 Lebanese residents and 3 expatriates who returned home recently have tested positive for COVID-19 contagious disease. It put the tally of infections since the ...

May 13, 2020

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Friday Prayer Suspended after Recent Surge in Covid-19 Cases

The General Directorate of Islamic Endowments in Lebanon on Wednesday announced the suspension of Friday prayer “for this week only” after a recent surge in Covid-19 cases across Lebanon. Under the guidance of Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, the General Directorate of Religious Endowments called on ...

May 13, 2020

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Salameh Directly Involved in Raising US Dollar Exchange Rate against Lebanese Lira: Report

The daily newspaper, Al-Akhbar, reported Wednesday that the Central Bank’s governor Riad Salameh is directly involved in raising the Us dollar exchange rate against the Lebanese. Al-Akhbar report explained that Salameh purchased large amounts of US dollars at high prices, which led to the dramatic deterioration of the exchange rate ...

May 13, 2020

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Mount Lebanon Investigative Judge Refers Number of Arrivals to Public Prosecution for Escaping from Quarantine

Mount Lebanon investigative judge, Mohammad Mikkawi, referred on Tuesday a number of Lebanese expats, who had come from corona-hit countries, to the Public Prosecution for providing the competent authorities with misleading personal information in order to escape from the compulsory quarantine. Notified by the competent authorities about their violations, the ...

May 12, 2020

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Lebanon: Cabinet Decides Four-day Shutdown

The Cabinet has decided to fully shut down the country for four days, starting Wednesday, May 13 evening until the morning of Monday, May 18, our correspondent reported on Tuesday. The Minister of Interior and Municipalities is yet to issue a detailed statement. Lebanon has recently witnessed a dramatic increase ...

May 12, 2020

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Lebanon Records 11 New Coronavirus Cases

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health issued Tuesday its daily report about the coronavirus updates, recording 11 new infection cases and raising their total to 870. The report mentioned that 1538 PCR tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, adding that the total number of recoveries is 234. According ...

May 12, 2020

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President Aoun Calls for Escalating Anti-coronavirus Measures

At the start of the Cabinet session in Baabda, President Michel Aoun paid tribute to local nurses on the International Nurses Day, saying: “A greeting to the angels of mercy whom we remember every day and whose efforts and loyalty to their humanitarian mission we salute. We have observed, and ...

May 12, 2020

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MP Raad: Hezbollah Considers Financial Recovery Plan ‘Available Choice’

Head of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Mohammad Raad reiterated the resistance movement’s support to the current government, underlining importance of cooperation between political powers in order to face different forms of challenges. In an interview with Al-Nour radio station on Monday, MP Raad called on the government ...

May 11, 2020

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Lebanese Gov’t to Impose Full Lockdown over Rise of Domestic Coronavirus Cases

Lebanese government is to impose a full lockdown in the country for several days over a recent hike in local coronavirus cases. Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hasan told Al-Joumhouria daily on Monday that the government is heading for a full lockdown over weekend, starting from Friday to Sunday. The minister ...

May 11, 2020

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Sheikh Qassem: Commitment to Anti-coronavirus Measures “a Collective Responsibility”

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem warned of the dangers the loosening obedience to the anti-coronavirus measures in Lebanon, stressing that the commitment to the lockdown and the state of general mobilization is a collective responsibility. Sheikh Qassem underscored the government’s economic plan, adding the practical steps must be ...

May 11, 2020