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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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-- The idea of providing free Internet service to the Lebanese for a month will be proposed during the Coronavirus Follow-Up Committee's meeting.
-- Flights between Lebanon and Italy, South Korea, Iran, China and Hong Kong will be suspended; a ban will be imposed on entry of people from certain countries without stopping flights like France, Egypt and Spain while giving 4-day deadline for return of Lebanese.
-- PM Diab: We have taken from the beginning precautionary measures at the airport, and the government will not delay any measure to protect the Lebanese people from the spread of this disease that is invading the world.

-- Diab: We are treating the issue with the highest level of caution since we are dealing with a disease that is constantly changing.

-- Diab: I have asked public administrations and municipalities to set an alternate schedule for the minimum number of employees in a way that secures citizens' transactions.

-- Diab: I have also requested that measures be taken to prevent gatherings in public and private places, such as cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs.

-- Diab: Remote communication has been implemented in some educational institutions to reduce friction.
Forwarded from COVID-19 Up
🇱🇧 Contractors at Rafik Hariri University Hospital (the heart of coronavirus treatment in Lebanon) announce an open-ended strike tomorrow over the "indifference" of management to "harsh conditions under which hospital staff suffer."

Many are owed months of salaries. @COVID19Up
-- The evolution of cases in Lebanon.
-- No Jason, you just took your lies to a whole new level.

S. Hasan Nasrallah will be live on TV on Friday. He's fine and so is Hezbullah's senior officials.
🇱🇧 -- Lebanon Cabinet decides to double internet speed for users of state-run Ogero until the end of April at no additional cost, to encourage people to stay home amid coronavirus.
-- A heavy win storm started in Lebanon today and will last for a couple of days.

Few trees were uprooted in the southern village of Al Sharqiya.
🇱🇧 -- Starting from today, all restaurants will close and food will only be purchased through delivery.

This precautionary measure was forced yesterday by the government.
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-- Heavy wind is destroying property and trees all over Lebanon.

In this video you can see Al Rashidiyeh camp in Tyre.
-- The statue of Lady Mary in Tyre and the statue of President Pierre Gemayil were also destroyed by the wind.
-- Fires started in more than 4 locations in South and Mount Lebanon.
🇺🇸-- US Ambassador from the Grand Serail after meeting with PM Diab: The Lebanese people are calling for fighting corruption and we support protesters' demands because they will help overcome the economic crisis and help Lebanon gain global trust.

🇺🇸-- US Ambassador: The United States continues to support Lebanon and insists on the importance of boosting the economy and bilateral relations, and we hope for a better future.
🇫🇷 -- An APC belonging to the UNIFIL forces in South Lebanon rolled, leading to the death of a French soldier.