Source: L'Orient Today
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
My Hope for Lebanon
A company of Lebanese soldiers assigned to maintain order in this anxious wartime capital is gathered at its headquarters 100 yards from the Mediterranean. I make the blunder of asking their commander how many of his men are Shiites, Sunnis, Christians and Druze.
Monday, November 4, 2024
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Sports
FC Barcelona Fears First Team Star Will Be Banned From Playing, Reports SPORT
FC Barcelona is concerned that one of its main first-team stars will be banned from playing at the turn of 2025 because of issues related to his registration and Financial Fair Play (FFP) limits according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Monday 30 May 2022 14:47:04
Decline in Bread Prices Due to Lira's Fluctuating Climb
The Economy Ministry announced a decline in bread prices on Monday, after the Lebanese lira gained some value over the weekend.
Here’s what we know:
• A small bread bundle weighing 370 grams now costs LL7,000 lira, when it used to be 365 grams at LL9,000. The medium size weighing 875 grams for 12,000 lira after 825 grams were previously priced at LL15,000.
• A family bread bundle that weighs 1,055 grams was priced on Monday at LL 14,000 lira, after it was priced at LL16,000 for 1,095 grams.
• Bread prices were reviewed and increased last Friday as the Lebanese lira rate hit its highest low, trading over LL37,000 per dollar. But after Banque du Liban issued a statement that people may transfer liras to dollars at commercial banks starting Monday, the lira gained some of its value and the bread prices decreased slightly as a consequence.
• The statement pointed out that the decline in the lira to dollar exchange rate on the black market was reflected in a noticeable decrease in the price of bread, in addition to the fact that the decrease in the price of fuel directly affects the price of flour production and transportation.
