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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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🇱🇧 The Lebanese government will implement these following procedures:
1- Schools and universities will stay closed till 14/3/2020
2- Daycares will stay closed till 14/3/2020
3- Nightclubs, Cinemas, and sport events will be closed.
4- People will be directed to stay away from crowdy areas.
5- Religious authorities will be contacted to stop crowdy events in mosques and churches.
6- Resend orders and statements to transportation firms and border agencies.
7- Contact the IATA to be informed with the necessary extra precautions. @nauala
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🇱🇧 -- The Lebenese model that came from the UK and was infected and then infected her two daughters, threw a birthday party when she came back and invited her neighbors and her daughters' friend from school.

We are now in a very dangerous situation, the amount of cluster cases now might be huge because of this woman's neglect.
🇱🇧 — Fear took over the village of the Lebanese patient that was infected by COVID-19 after his trip to Egypt. 10's of people from his village and family members visited him in the hospital. The village is called Amyoun أميون

We also have another possible cluster. A famous millionaire merchant just returned from an infected country; the whole village came and checked on him and greeted him.
-- Visitors to mosques in Dahyeh Beirut were checked, asked to sanitize before entering, and used disposable specialized paper to pray on. This was aimed to minimize any case of COVID-19 spread or infection.
-- #Breaking: Lebanon top officials, incl President, Speaker, Central Bank Gov. and head of association of banks, have decided to “stand beside the govt on any decision it makes on management of debt, except paying the debt due.”

Cabinet will meet later to make a final decision.
-- PM Diab's speech at 6:30 pm will be in the presence of all ministers.

Lebanon will be taking today it's first step. Today Lebanon will set the foundation for a new republic, if the current new government succeeds.
-- Protesters gather in Jounieh to prepare for a march in the streets of Adonis with the objective of reviving the revolution. @nauala
-- Cabinet's decision is strictly related to the Eurobond repayment due to the limited time available; the Cabinet will not announce any decision to impose taxes or new procedures, as they will be discussed later. @nauala
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-- Protests started in the southern city of Tyre. There are different Saturday protests in different parts of the Lebanon including Beirut, Zouk Mosbih, and Zahle.
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-- PM Hassan Diab: Lebanon's debt has become greater than what the country can bear.

-- Diab: Our current situation is a reflection of an unprecedented crisis that has led Lebanon to a crossroads.

-- Diab: Debt has reached more than 170% of GDP.

-- Diab: Corruption has eaten the state.

-- Diab: How can we pay foreign bondholders when the Lebanese can't get their money from the banks?

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-- Diab: We must use foreign reserves to provide the Lebanese with basic needs.

-- Diab: The state is unable to repay debt maturities in current circumstances.

-- Diab: Lebanon will strive to restructure its debt through negotiations with bondholders.

-- Diab: Country will cut spending including through reform in power sector.

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-- Diab: The banking sector must be restructured.

-- Diab: The government will present a plan to regulate the relationship between banks and depositors.

-- Diab: The government will work to protect people's deposits especially small deposits.

-- Diab: we pledge to establish a safety net to protect the most poor in the country and protect the bank deposits of small depositors, which makes up 90 percent of all accounts.

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-- Several protests tonight were delayed or cancelled. Reasons are unknown until now.
🇱🇧 -- Part of the constant disinfecting procedures taken by the health ministry in the Lebanese international airport.