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On the fuel tax… what did the “Forces” MP say?
Al Jadeed: On the fuel tax… what did the “Forces” MP say? MP Ghassan Hasbani wrote on his account on the “X” platform: “With the sharp rise in fuel prices globally, it has become necessary to abolish the fixed fees the government imposed on fuel, especially since Energy Minister Joe Saddi had…”
Fars News Agency: Leaking inaccurate reports about tomorrow’s negotiations aims to prevent oil prices from rising
Al Jadeed: Fars News Agency: Leaking inaccurate reports about tomorrow’s negotiations aims to prevent oil prices from rising…
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Gold and oil face new figures... how high did they reach?
Al Jadeed: On the other hand, oil prices rose by more than one percent today, after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal to resolve the conflict between them and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, leading to continued tensions in the Middle East…
A Maronite Church Is Being Built At Jesus' Baptism Site
The961: A new Maronite church is being built at one of Christianity's most significant pilgrimage sites, the place in Jordan where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. The Saint John the Baptist Maronite Church is being built at Al-Maghtas, also known as Bethany…
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Exclusive | From Mayyun to Yanbu: Bab al-Mandab and the reshaping of power and energy equations in the Red Sea
Al Manar: Bab al-Mandab is no longer merely a passage crossed by ships; developments along its shores have come to affect navigation and routes…
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A decision by generator owners... starting on October 1
Lebanon 24: Residents in mountainous areas of Metn were informed that the owners of electric generators had decided to return to rationing starting next October 1, explaining that “the step came because of the sharp rise in diesel prices and the substance not being consistently available.” According to the information, [they] will be switched off…
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7 days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz… What about Lebanon?
Al Jadeed: 7 days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz… What about Lebanon? Iran announced that it had submitted a plan to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 7 days, if the conditions are met, with talks between the two countries to resume after the strait is reopened. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told American media that…
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A surprise regarding diesel… Here is what fuel prices will see tomorrow
Lebanon 24: With a new fuel price schedule expected to be issued tomorrow, and amid growing public anger over the recent price increases and their direct impact on food prices and other goods and services, what will happen to the prices of two cans of gasoline and diesel tomorrow? In this context, the head…
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Including food goods and generators… 836 violation reports against offenders!
Al Jadeed: Including food goods and generators… 836 violation reports against offenders! The Consumer Protection Directorate at the Ministry of Economy and Trade announced in its latest report that it had “conducted 17,223 field inspections since the beginning of the year through September 18, as part of its inspection campaigns across various parts of Lebanese territory”...
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From the transportation allowance to gasoline prices… the public sector announces a strike!
Al Jadeed: From the transportation allowance to gasoline prices… the public sector announces a strike! A statement issued by the “Association of Public Administration Employees” reiterates what was stated in the association’s previous statement regarding “basic demands,” and calls on “all employees in the public administration and municipalities, and everyone affected by the government’s disregard for the demand to raise the transportation allowance, to…”
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The Syrian delegation has arrived in Lebanon… Economic and investment talks on the visit’s agenda
Al Jadeed: The Syrian delegation has arrived in Lebanon… Economic and investment talks on the visit’s agenda. A Syrian ministerial delegation arrived in Lebanon today to hold talks on shared economic, service-related and investment issues. The delegation included Tourism Minister Mazen Salehani, Health Minister Musab Al-Ali, and Agriculture Minister Basel…
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ارتفاع جديد في أسعار المحروقات.. إليكم التسعيرة
Al Jadeed: وبحسب الأسعار الجديدة، ارتفع سعر صفيحة بنزين 95 أوكتان 24 ألف ليرة ليصبح 2,834,000 ليرة، كما ارتفع سعر صفيحة بنزين 98 أوكتان 24 ألف ليرة إلى 2,852,000 ليرة. أما سعر صفيحة المازوت فارتفع 55 ألف ليرة ليبلغ 2,823,000 ليرة، فيما ارتفع سعر قارورة الغاز 28 ألف ليرة…
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The broadest Syrian government visit to Beirut since the fall of the Assad regime
Al Jadeed: The broadest Syrian government visit to Beirut since the fall of the Assad regime. The "Syria TV" website reported that a high-level Syrian government delegation will visit Lebanon tomorrow, Tuesday, in the broadest visit by a Syrian government delegation to Beirut since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, to hold talks on economic and service-related issues…
How does the MP spend his salary of $5000? | Watch the video
Al Jadeed: How does the MP spend his salary of $5000? | Watch…
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Is bread threatened with another price increase?… Bakeries sound the alarm
Al Jadeed: In a statement issued after a meeting of its executive council, which was held in an emergency session, it pointed out that “the government inherited a country in economic and financial collapse, and that the war since the seventh of October has left major burdens, especially on the south, the suburbs and Bekaa,” noting that “Black Sea disruptions…”
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بعد زيادة الـ5 آلاف ليرة.. هل يرتفع سعر ربطة الخبز مجدداً؟ (أسرار النهار)
Al Jadeed: بعد زيادة الـ5 آلاف ليرة.. هل يرتفع سعر ربطة الخبز مجدداً؟ (أسرار النهار) كتبت صحيفة "النهار" في أسرارها: يقول أصحاب الأفران إن التسعيرة الجديدة للخبر بارتفاع 5 الاف ليرة الأسبوع الماضي ليست كافية لأن ارتفاع اسعار المازوت والمواد الأولية يدخل في سباق مع آلية…
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Children from the Muhammad Khalid Institutions at the Port of Beirut
El Shark: A number of children from the Dr. Muhammad Khalid Institutions, accompanied by Municipal Council member Muhammad Zuhair Dandan, made an educational and informative visit to the Port of Beirut as part of activities aimed at familiarizing children with vital facilities and institutions and their role in serving the economy and society. The visitors were received by the director…
International Monetary Fund: The Fund’s mission welcomes the progress made in managing Lebanon’s budget since the mission’s previous visit
Al Jadeed: International Monetary Fund: The Fund’s mission welcomes the progress made in managing Lebanon’s budget since the previous visit…
Houthi attacks are driving up oil prices, for Yemenis in crossfire, the toll is far greater
Naharnet: As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. Four months pregnant, she feared another miscarriage. They are among more than 125,000…
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After having $1000 stolen from him, an Australian tourist is surprised by the generosity of the Lebanese
Yasour: After having $1000 stolen from him in Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli while heading to a café to smoke argileh, an Australian tourist was surprised by hundreds of messages from Lebanese offering him money, homes, cars and boats, as well as fishing trips, drivers and guides, and even security guards, according to what was posted via…
Salam: More than $24 billion was spent to subsidize the cost of electricity generation, with money the state ultimately borrowed from Lebanese depositors
Al Jadeed: Salam: More than $24 billion was spent to subsidize the cost of electricity generation, with money the state ultimately borrowed from deposits…
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Violating generators referred to municipalities… and the Economy Ministry continues its campaign
Al Jadeed: Violating generators referred to municipalities… and the Economy Ministry continues its campaign. The Ministry of Economy announced that it had seized 61 electric generators to date, during a month of an intensive campaign targeting major violators among generator owners in various areas, with the support of the State Security apparatus. The ministry confirmed in a statement that…
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Fake Chalets and a Security Ruse... Fraudster in State Security Custody
Al Jadeed: Fake Chalets and a Security Ruse... Fraudster in State Security Custody. The following statement was issued by the General Directorate of State Security – Media, Guidance and Public Relations Division: The General Directorate of State Security received information that a person was placing advertisements for chalet rentals in the Qamoua area –…
Al-Boustani: The budget should not be merely figures for salaries and public works, but rather a vision for managing the state and the economy
Al Jadeed: Al-Boustani: The budget should not be merely figures for salaries and public works, but rather a vision for managing the state…
MP Sajih Atiyeh: There are electricity bills worth $2.5 million per month for the Palestinian camps, and the government has not taken action to collect them
Al Jadeed: MP Sajih Atiyeh: There are electricity bills worth $2.5 million per month for the Palestinian camps, and the government has not taken action…
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Urgent appeal from the Union of Municipalities of Bint Jbeil
Al Jadeed: It is monitoring the situation of residents of the area who were forced to flee their towns, particularly families who lost their homes, livelihoods and sources of income, and are now facing living expenses and high rents in places of displacement. The union appealed to generator operators, electricity subscription providers and municipalities…
EconomyOriginal Arabic
المحروقات ترتفع مجدداً.. إليكم التسعيرة
Al Jadeed: المحروقات ترتفع مجدداً.. إليكم التسعيرة أعلنت نقابة أصحاب محطات المحروقات في لبنان جدول الأسعار الجديد للمحروقات اليوم الجمعة 11 أيلول 2026 حيث ارتفع سعر صفيحة البنزين 95 أوكتان 49 ألف ليرة إلى 2,679,000 ليرة، والبنزين 98 أوكتان 49 ألف ليرة إلى 2,697,000…
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Lebanon and Syria Move Toward Harmonizing Goods Standards… A Boost for Trade and Truck Crossings
Al Jadeed: According to a statement by the Ministry of Economy, “In practice, this step would simplify logistical and technical procedures and open the way to mutual recognition of the results of tests and laboratories accredited in both countries, easing pressure at border crossings, reducing the time required to inspect goods, and contributing…
Lebanon’s New Media Law Provides a Modernized Framework but Fails to Secure Necessary Protections for Media Workers
Beirut Today: Lebanon’s Parliament approved a new media law on August 11, replacing much of the country’s outdated media legislation and introducing a modernized, unified framework. The long-awaited law covers newspapers and other publications, television, radio, news…
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Finance transfers school assistance… and this is how to collect it
Al Jadeed: The Ministry of Finance announced that it had transferred the school assistance to retirees of the Internal Security Forces and General Security to the "Banque du Liban," and that those concerned should therefore contact their own banks to withdraw and collect it…
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A people... dancing, slaughtered by pain
El Shark: “Whoever does not feel the people’s pain is not one of the people.” Perhaps this phrase, in just a few words, sums up the essence of the relationship that should bind the authorities to their people. The state is not laws that are written, decrees that are issued, and statements that are read aloud; the state is action and responsibility. When the state is unable to secure its citizens’ most basic rights, it loses…
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Good news for employees… an expected increase, and Al-Asmar reveals the details
Al Jadeed: Definitely to more than 450 thousand liras, with it to be linked in the future to developments in fuel prices. Regarding the minimum wage, Al-Asmar explained that any adjustment must take into account the current economic, security and social realities, noting that the minimum required to provide for a family…
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Index Committee: New mechanism for the transportation allowance and raising the minimum wage
Al Jadeed: Index Committee: New mechanism for the transportation allowance and raising the minimum wage. Labor Minister Mohammed Haidar chaired a meeting of the Index Committee this morning, attended by the head of the economic bodies, former minister Mohammed Choucair, Acting Director General of the Ministry of Labor Marlene Atallah, and the Director General of the National Social Security Fund…
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Video/Extensive damage to the Ministry of Finance building in Nabatieh as a result of Israeli airstrikes
Bintjbeil: The Ministry of Finance’s media office announced in a statement that “with the renewed Israeli attacks on the city of Nabatieh, the ministry building in the city was damaged at dawn today as a result of the shelling that targeted it. Immediately, Finance Minister Yassine Jaber instructed the Directorate General of Finance, which took…
Lebanon’s young workers caught in a cycle of crisis
Beirut Today: Years of economic collapse have pushed many young Lebanese into unemployment and precarious work, while the 2026 war has further eroded opportunities. BEIRUT – Fadi Arnaout sits on a plastic chair outside a modest roadside café in Beirut, a cigarette balanced…