Lebanon has recorded 165 new coronavirus cases and 7 deaths in the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Thursday.
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Salameh from Baabda: Circular 151 valid
Governor of the Central Bank, Riad Salameh, announced after the Baabda meeting, that “it was decided to consider Circular 151 issued by the Central Bank of Lebanon to be valid.” Salameh stressed that “the money of the Lebanese depositors is in the banks, and soon a circular will be issued to return this money to...
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Central Bank suspends decision allowing depositors to withdraw their dollar deposits at 3900 rate
The Central Bank of Lebanon issued on Wednesday a statement addressed to banks operating in Lebanon, in which it said: “Given that the Central Bank has been informed today of the decision of the State Consultative Council No. 213/2020-2021, 6/2/2021, it has decided to suspend circular. No. 151, which allows depositors to withdraw the money...
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Mortada and Bombardier inaugurate ancient Shamaa Castle restored by the Italian government
Caretaker Minister of Culture Abbas Mortada, representing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, along with the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardier, inaugurated the ancient Shamaa Castle, whose restoration works were funded by a donation from the Italian government through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. The inauguration ceremony was organized by the General Directorate of Antiquities...
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Health Ministry: 214 new infections, 5 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced this Wednesday 214 new coronavirus infection cases, which raises the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 540844. Five deaths have been recorded.
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Asmar: Port of Beirut will be supplied with electricity 24 hours a day
President of the General Labor Confederation (GLC), Bechara al-Asmar, on Wednesday announced that contacts undertaken with caretaker ministers of Public Works and Energy, Michel Najjar and Raymond Ghajar, have resulted in a 24-hour electricity supply to Beirut Port “in order to preserve refrigerated containers and to prevent the degradation of imported food.”
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Lebanon crisis among world’s worst since the 1850s: World Bank
Lebanon’s economic collapse is likely to rank among the world’s worst financial crises since the mid-19th century, the World Bank said in a damning report released Tuesday. The report predicts that Lebanon’s economy will shrink by close to 10 percent in 2021 and stresses there is “no clear turning point on the horizon”. Lebanon defaulted...
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Health Ministry: 242 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
Lebanon has recorded 242 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths in the past 24 hours, as announced by the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday.
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Health Ministry: 111 new Coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Monday, the registration of 111 new Coronavirus infections, thus raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 540388. It added that 6 deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours.
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Health Ministry: 145 new Corona infections, 5 deaths
The Ministry of Public Health announced, on Sunday, the registration of 145 new Corona infections, thus bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to-date to 540,277. It also added that 5 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours