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French shipping company wins Beirut port containers contract

Lebanon's minister of public works says a giant French shipping company has won a 10-year contract to run the containers terminal at Beirut’s port that suffered wide damage in a massive blast in 2020

The Independent UK

French firm gets contract to run Beirut port container terminal

CMA CGM will manage, operate and maintain the container terminal at Beirut’s port for the next decade.

Al Jazeera

Lebanon Awards CMA CGM Contract for Beirut Port Container Terminal

Lebanon has awarded France's CMA CGM (CMACG.UL) a contract for the management, operation and maintenance of the container terminal in the port of Beirut for 10 years, Public Works and Transport minister Ali Hamie told Reuters on Thursday. A huge explosion at the port in 2020 killed more than 200…

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Clash Erupts in Beirut over Hezbollah Posters

A clash erupted Wednesday over Hezbollah slogans and party leaders outside the campus of the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut’s Qureitem area, leaving several people wounded. LAU’s administration clarified in a statement that the clash occurred outside and not inside the university and that all political events are banned…

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Lebanese Judge Sues Police Chief over Central Bank Governor

An investigative judge on Wednesday sued Lebanon’s police chief after accusing him of preventing security forces from bringing in for questioning the central bank governor, who is accused of corruption. The move by Judge Ghada Aoun came a day after she said that a police force prevented members of State…

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Hezbollah Chief Boasts of Drones

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah revealed Wednesday that his group has been manufacturing military drones in Lebanon and has the technology to turn thousands of missiles in the party’s possession into precision-guided munitions. “We have the capabilities to transfer missiles that we possess in the thousands into precision-guided missiles,” Nasrallah said.…

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Lebanese judge sues police chief over central bank governor

An investigative judge has sued Lebanon’s police chief after accusing him of preventing security forces from bringing in for questioning the central bank governor, who is accused of corruption

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Hezbollah chief boasts of drones, precision-guided missiles

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has revealed that his militant faction is manufacturing military drones in Lebanon

The Independent UK

Hezbollah making drones, can turn rockets into precision missiles- Nasrallah

The leader of Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the Iran-backed group has been producing drones in Lebanon and has the ability to turn thousands of rockets into precision missiles.

Reuters

Tel Aviv Says Israeli Gas Will Reach Lebanon Through Egypt, Jordan

The Israeli Minister of Energy, Karine el-Harar, confirmed that "Israeli gas will reach Lebanon," an announcement denied earlier in Lebanon. Several official Lebanese sources denied this news in the past weeks, asserting that the gas supply agreement states that the gas is Egyptian and not Israeli. However, when asked about…

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Lebanon's Interior Minister Slams Hezbollah for Hosting Event Offensive to Bahrain

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi indirectly criticized on Tuesday Hezbollah for hosting a Bahraini group that Manama has designated as a sponsor of terrorism. The Iran-backed party's move defied the Lebanese authorities' order to ban the event, which was initially going to be held at a hotel, because it harms…

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Divisions in Lebanon over questioning of central bank chief

An investigative judge has suggested she may sue Lebanon’s police chief, accusing him of preventing a security force from bringing in for questioning the central bank governor, who is accused of corruption

The Independent UK

Lebanon Approves $18 Million to Hold May Election

Lebanon's government on Tuesday approved the allocation of 360 billion Lebanese pounds ($18 million) to hold a parliamentary election, Telecoms Minister Johnny Corm told Reuters following a cabinet meeting. Lebanon went into financial meltdown in 2019 and some officials had raised concerns over elections potentially being postponed over financial constraints.…

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Lebanon: Ruling Authority, Opposition Struggle to Attract Voters In Upcoming Elections

Ghada Mrad, 35, does not find what motivates her to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for mid-May.

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North Pole’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault to Receive News Deposits

A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes received new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organization that made a withdrawal from the facility, reported Agence France Press. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway…

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Lebanon Holds Muted Hariri Assassination Commemoration

In contrast to previous years, Lebanon held a muted commemoration of the anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. His son and former PM Saad Hariri, several political figures, officials and Mustaqbal supporters converged on the late premier's grave in downtown Beirut to commemorate him. Commemorations in…

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US: Tritium Will Build DC Fast Charger Manufacturing Facility

Tritium announced a plan to build a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee, and start production in Q3 of 2022.

Los Angeles Times

In praise of Anissa Helou, one of my culinary heroes

LOS ANGELES — I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the life and career of Anissa Helou, the cookbook author (among many titles) who is one of my favorite people on the planet. She turned 70 on Feb. 1.

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Al Jazeera

Lebanon: Politicians mobilise in Sunni districts after Hariri

Analysts say there is a ‘political void’ in the country’s Sunni community after former PM Saad Hariri suspended career.

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Once Lebanon’s Center of Glamor, Hamra Street Goes Dark

From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of Lebanon through the changing fortunes of this famed boulevard for more than 60 years. Hamra Street was the center of Beirut’s glamor in the 1960s and 1970s, home to Lebanon’s top movie houses…

The Independent UK

Lebanon's crash snuffs out Beirut's fabled Hamra Street

Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut

The Independent UK

Once Lebanon's center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark

Hamra Street at one time represented everything that was glamorous about Beirut

The Independent UK

Death on the Nile banned in Lebanon and Kuwait over Gal Gadot’s past IDF involvement

Gadot’s ‘Wonder Woman’ was also not released in Lebanon in 2017

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Lebanon: Int’l Pressure to Hold Parliamentary Elections on Time

The International Support Group for Lebanon (ISG) has openly joined forces to push the Lebanese authorities to hold the parliamentary elections on their scheduled date on May 15. The ISG met in Beirut on Friday to review preparations for the upcoming polls. Echoing the recent Security Council press statement on…

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Egypt Sends Medical Aid to Lebanon

Egypt announced it was sending medical and food aid to Lebanon. The ship left Damietta port on Friday at the orders of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Presidency spokesman Nader Saad said the shipment is carrying 487.5 tons of aid, including 122 tons of foodstuff, 265.5 tons of medicines and medical…

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