Covid-19 Update
- 17 new cases, 658 cases, 81 recoveries, 21 deaths
- An armed gang of locals from the town of Ghazza in West Bekaa stormed a Syrian refugee camp and fired at the defenceless refugees, injuring two. This happened after Interior Minister Mohamed Fahmy had rejected the town council's decision to remove the camp, citing the current situation. World Bank halts spending on Bisri Dam project.
Dima Sadek & Hazem El Amine to Testify About Riad Salameh Dealings
- Mount Lebanon General Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun called upon journalist Dima Sadek and Daraj's editor-in-chief Hazem El Amine to make a "witness" statement about a French investigation that the site had published on April 9. The report detailed the transfer of over two billion dollars by Riad Salameh, Governor of the Central Bank, to overseas accounts belonging to Salameh and his associates. The interrogation was set for next Tuesday.
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