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Warning from the Bakers’ Union: Bread is a red line!

Al Jadeed: Those gathered discussed the workers’ conditions, hardships and legitimate demands, and deliberated, consulted and discussed the implementation of the Labor Law, the registration of all workers with Social Security, and the application of occupational health and safety requirements. It was also affirmed that the union’s council “is the legitimate and legal representative of the workers, and bread is a red line…

Al Jadeed
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سرقة بـ 100 ألف دولار.. و"حاميها حراميها"

Al Jadeed: سرقة بـ 100 ألف دولار.. و"حاميها حراميها" صدر عن المديريّـة العـامّـة لقــوى الأمــن الـدّاخلي ـ شعبة العـلاقـات العـامّـة البلاغ التّالي: في إطار المتابعة المستمرّة التي تقوم بها قوى الأمن الداخلي لمكافحة مختلف أنواع الجرائم، توافرت معطيات لدى شعبة المعلومات…

Al Jadeed
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Al Jadeed information: The Italian side focused during the technical meetings on work guarantees and verification mechanisms when implementation begins, in addition to funding the mission and the party that will undertake it, considering this a key obstacle in the next phase

Al Jadeed: Al Jadeed information: The Italian side focused during the technical meetings on work guarantees and verification mechanisms when implementation begins, in addition to funding the mission and the party that will undertake it, considering this a key obstacle in the phase…

Al Jadeed
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Head of the Lebanese Economic Organizations, former minister Mohammed Choucair, at the Lebanese-Emirati Economic Forum: Lebanon is approaching a promising phase, with reconstruction and the development of its infrastructure and economic facilities set to begin

Al Jadeed: Head of the Lebanese Economic Organizations, former minister Mohammed Choucair, at the Lebanese-Emirati Economic Forum: Lebanon is approaching a promising phase, with reconstruction and the development of its infrastructure and facilities…

Al Jadeed
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After the launch of “economic outcast”... China’s first comment

Al Jadeed: After the launch of “economic outcast”... China’s first comment. China said Tuesday that it would “resolutely defend” its interests after the US administration announced an economic crackdown on Iran and threatened countries that continue to support Tehran. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a press conference…

Al Jadeed
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The war has begun… Launch of “Economic Outcast” operation!

Al Jadeed: The war has begun… Launch of “Economic Outcast” operation! The U.S. Treasury Department announced today the launch of the “Economic Outcast” operation against Iran, under the directives of U.S. President Donald Trump. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that “the operation targets five vital arteries that it exploits in…”

Al Jadeed
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Are you eligible for the school assistance? A statement from the Ministry of Finance

Al Jadeed: He said in a statement: “Regarding what is being raised about the delay in disbursing school assistance to retired personnel of the Internal Security Forces, the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities acted commendably by announcing today that the request to transfer the allocation earmarked to cover the school grant was referred to the Ministry of Finance on 12 August this year.…

Al Jadeed
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A son of Shaqra living abroad… Hussein Nassar wins the Fuel Mover Award 2026 from GPM Empire Petroleum

Bintjbeil: Hussein Nassar, a businessman from the town of Shaqra living abroad, has achieved another milestone by receiving the Fuel Mover Award 2026 from GPM Empire Petroleum, in recognition of his outstanding performance and expertise in the fuel sector in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nassar oversees business and administrative operations in…

Bintjbeil
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Washington reclassifies Hezbollah as affiliated with the Quds Force and targets its financing network with sanctions

Al Jadeed: Washington reclassifies Hezbollah as affiliated with the Quds Force and targets its financing network with sanctions. The following statement was issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury: The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designates 10 individuals who are part of a network responsible for transferring funds…

Al Jadeed
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Gold retreats as oil waits… how much did an ounce cost?

Al Jadeed: Gold retreats as oil waits… how much did an ounce cost? Spot gold prices fell 0.6% today to 4495.69 dollars an ounce after earlier reaching 4525.79 dollars, its highest level since early June. U.S. gold futures rose 0.2% to 4553.30…

Al Jadeed
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Gold and oil… how much did prices reach?

Al Jadeed: Brent crude futures fell $1.29, or 1.5%, to $87.69, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.30, or 1.6%, to $81.97. Meanwhile, gold today recorded its highest level in more than two months and rose 0.6% in spot trading to 4433.62…

Al Jadeed
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Assad regime networks in Lebanon: officers and money under scrutiny

Al Jadeed: Assad regime networks in Lebanon: officers and money under scrutiny. “Syria TV website” revealed, citing Lebanese security sources, information about the presence of a number of former officers and officials from the Syrian regime inside Lebanon, including Major General Ali Mamlouk and Major General Qahtan Ali Khalil, as well as financial figures…

Al Jadeed
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Hazardous chemicals and an urgent appeal: Ship them out immediately!

Al Jadeed: Hazardous chemicals and an urgent appeal: Ship them out immediately! The “Syndicate of Chemists in Lebanon” said in a statement that it “is following with grave concern and dismay the inaction and procrastination in the handling of hazardous chemicals, and the resort to administrative maneuvering and changing decisions from deportation to…”

Al Jadeed
EconomyTranslated

A $150 million agreement… Lebanon takes a step toward digital administration

Al Jadeed: A $150 million agreement… Lebanon takes a step toward digital administration. Finance Minister Yassine Jaber signed an agreement with the World Bank worth $150 million to finance a digital transformation project in Lebanese government administrations and departments, in a move he described as “a fundamental pillar for modernizing the public sector,”…

Al Jadeed
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Earth without gravity on August 12… What does “NASA” say?

Al Jadeed: Earth without gravity on August 12… What does “NASA” say? Days before an anticipated solar eclipse, a rumor claiming that Earth will lose its gravity for seven seconds on Wednesday, August 12, causing people, cars and objects to rise above the Earth’s surface before falling again and causing…

Al Jadeed
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Warnings and contract terminations... “Social Security” faces hospitalization bills

Al Jadeed: Warnings and contract terminations... “Social Security” faces hospitalization bills. The Public Relations Directorate of the National Social Security Fund said in a statement that “regular financial advances, increases in medical and hospitalization tariffs whenever necessary, and full responsiveness and cooperation with legitimate demands—this is…

Al Jadeed
EconomyOriginal Arabic

في الذكرى 6 لـ 4 آب.. مرفأ بيروت يجدد الوفاء لضحاياه

Al Jadeed: في الذكرى 6 لـ 4 آب.. مرفأ بيروت يجدد الوفاء لضحاياه أحيت إدارة واستثمار مرفأ بيروت ، بحضور وزيرَي الاقتصاد والتجارة د. عامر البساط، والأشغال العامة والنقل فايز رسامني، الذكرى السادسة لاستشهاد العاملين في المرفأ الذين قضوا في انفجار الرابع من آب 2020، وذلك…

Al Jadeed
EconomyTranslatedHeadline report

Kanaan after the Finance Committee: Today, we completed the banking reform law after a month and a half of discussion, with only the annex remaining for a closing session next Monday. I will prepare the report in the coming days.

Al Jadeed: Kanaan after the Finance Committee: Today, we completed the banking reform law after a month and a half of discussion, with only the annex remaining for a closing session next Monday. I will prepare the report in the coming days…

Al Jadeed
Economy

A New Way To See Lebanon’s Economic Future: Ask The Young

NOW Lebanon: Beirut, 24 July 2026 – A new study proposes a simple tool that could warn a country about an economic downturn before it happens: a regular survey of young people. The study titled A Youth Sentiment Index as a Leading Economic Indicator appears in the Journal…

NOW Lebanon
EconomyTranslated

7 indicators that reveal images made with artificial intelligence

Yasour: AI image-generation technologies, such as Google’s modern tools, have become capable of producing highly realistic images that can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from real photographs, especially when viewed quickly. But despite the significant advances in these tools, there are still indicators that can…

Yasour
EconomyTranslated

The Shift Toward Energy Decentralization in the Middle East: Solar Power as an Economic and Social Necessity

Beirut Today: For decades, Middle Eastern countries relied on a model of large centralized grids for energy production and distribution, a model strongly associated with the concept of the “patron state.” In this system, governments bore the greatest cost of subsidizing electricity prices, which over time strained budgets and led to the accumulation…

Beirut Today
Economy

The Truth About Lebanon’s Gold Reserves

Beirut Today: Why is Lebanon’s gold reserve so sensitive? Economist Dr. Jad Chaaban explains why central banks worldwide are buying gold, what Lebanon’s reserves represent, and why selling them without reforms could put the country’s last financial safety net at risk.…

Beirut Today
Economy

The long and winding road to Lebanon’s economic recovery

Beirut Today: The road to Lebanon’s economic recovery is long and winding, blocked by people with power who are protecting their own interests. All episodes of our Beirut Talks economic series are now out, breaking down bank secrecy, capital control, the state budget, and…

Beirut Today
Economy

Lamia Moubayed on Lebanon’s public budget | Beirut Talks

Beirut Today: Lamia Moubayed dissects Lebanon’s public budget, unifying the exchange rate, and the Public Procurement Law in an all new episode of the Beirut Talks economic mini-series. Moubayed is the president of the Basil Fuleihan Institute for Economy and Finance, and…

Beirut Today
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