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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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✈️-- Director General of Civil Aviation Fadi Hassan to MTV: The first plane arrives tomorrow from Riyadh; its passengers underwent PCR tests and we will do appropriate evaluations upon their arrival.
-- Syrian ministry of interior - department of drug enforcement seized 730 kg of drugs in Damascus countryside.
The shipment was heading from Lebanon to Jordan and likely from there to the gulf.
-- Lebanon: A Syrian man has set himself on fire in the Bekaa due to harsh living conditions, state media reports.

He died from his wounds few hours ago.
🇱🇧 -- One of the Lebanese who came back on a special flight from Abu Dhabi today amid the coronavirus lockdown has escaped and is being pursued by security forces.
-- Health Minister Hamad Hassan: All tests conducted on the Lebanese coming from Riyadh were negative.

-- Hassan: The full coordination between different State components reflects the image of the Lebanese society in harmony with its government.
-- IDF jets and drones are reported over Lebanon.
-- After Hezbullah's anti-corruption leader Hassan Fadlallah condemned the constant American pressure in naming the central bank's deputy governors, the spox of the US embassy said:

“The nominations for the deputy governors is an internal Lebanese affair, but it is normal for USA that is a friend to Lebanon to give its opinion about experienced deputies and deputy governors who can be trusted.”
-- Lebanon has at least 4 exchange rate for the dollar now:

-Official rate of 1515

- New 2600 rate used by banks for those withdrawing small accounts under $3000 (60% of all dispositors)

-2800-2850 set by syndicate of exchange offices

-Black market ~2900.
-- Lebanon Justice Minister says about 3000 of ~9000 total detainees could be released early in precautionary measure over the coronavirus.

Prison system is current at 220% of capacity.
-- Lebanon's international airport in 1937.
-- The Lebanese army arrested "D.N" in Sad Al Bouchria red handed while distributing drugs.
-- An attempted prison break happened in Zahle prison where the prisoners dug a 3 m deep and 7 m long tunnel into a neighboring empty field.
-- Mahdi Houri, 19 years old, who was a volunteer in the health department since February 21 assisting in COVID-19 related activities in the airport, got badly injured yesterday while returning home in a motorcycle accident.