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Shea Hands Miqati Letter from U.S. Treasury

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea on Friday met with Prime Minister Najib Miqati and conveyed to him “an official written communication from the U.S. Department of the Treasury” that she said “answers to some of the concerns that the (Lebanese) authorities have” regarding regional energy deals.

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Dialogue Boycotters Hit Back at Aoun, Call Him ‘Disruption Expert’

Democratic Gathering Bloc MP Hadi Abou El-Hassan, said that President Michel Aoun instead of “lecturing” the dialogue boycotters, should have addressed “his ally,” which is “the main party disrupting the country.”

He added that “the one who had disrupted the country for 9 years out of his 16 years of management, shouldn’t accuse people of arrogance and of disrupting dialogue.”

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Lira Makes Major Recovery on Black Market after BDL Measures

The Lebanese lira made a major recovery against the dollar on Friday, after the central bank allowed commercial banks to purchase dollars from it at the Sayrafa platform exchange rate.

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Hariri's Advisor Accuses FPM of Paranoia, Says Presidency 'Godfather of Disruption'

The media advisor of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Hussein Al-Wajeh, accused the FPM of "suffering from paranoia."

"It is very saddening for the presidency to reach a phase of complete denial of the chaos it has plunged the country into," Wajeh said in a tweet, criticizing a statement by President Michel Aoun.

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Salameh Hits Back at Judge Aoun, Says He Will Expose 'Falsifiers'

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh on Thursday hit out at Mount Lebanon Attorney General Judge Ghada Aoun over recent actions and tweets.

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Aoun Blames Dialogue Boycotters for Continued Paralysis of All Authorities

President Michel Aoun on Thursday lashed out at those who announced their boycott of his proposed national dialogue conference and those who boycotted the preparatory bilateral meetings.

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Aoun Meets Families of Port Blast Detainees, Says Arresting 'Innocents' is 'Unacceptable'

President Michel Aoun said he feels the suffering of the families of the detainees and the martyrs in the case of the Beirut port blast.

He added, during a meeting in Baabda with the families of the detainees, that he is "doing everything he can, within his powers and within the laws in order to achieve fairness and end the injustice against the innocents."

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HRW Urges Int'l Reform Pressure on 'Corrupt' Lebanese Rulers

Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2022 released Thursday that “the corrupt and incompetent Lebanese authorities have deliberately” plunged the country into one of the worst economic crises in modern times, demonstrating a disregard for the rights of the population.

It called for the international community to use “every tool at its disposal to pressure Lebanese policymakers to put in place the reforms necessary to pull Lebanon out of this crisis,” said Aya Majzoub, Lebanon researcher at Human Rights Watch. She added that they should include imposing sanctions against leaders responsible for the “ongoing grave human rights violations.”

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Blast Heard between Houmine and Deir al-Zahrani

The sound of a blast was reportedly heard overnight between the southern towns of Houmine and Deir al-Zahrani of the Nabatiyeh district.

The causes of the blast, followed by a fire outbreak, remain unknown.

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Public Drivers Block Major Roads as Economic Crisis Deepens

Public drivers, tanker trucks and buses blocked major highways Thursday to protest the country's deteriorating economic and financial conditions

The general strike by public transport and labor unions started at 5 a.m., making it difficult for people to move around.

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