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Judge Ghada Aoun issued a decision in the file of the Mecattaf Transfers Company, for the crime of money laundering, in addition to other crimes against each of the Mecattaf Company and its owner, SGBL Bank and its head Antoun Sehnaoui, along with CBG Riad Salameh.

This file was first studied and submitted by head of Hezbullah's parliamentary effort for anti-corruption Hassan Fadlalah.

SGBL bank is accused of conspiring to collect USD from the Lebanese market and transferring them to foreign banks.

More on that (article from 2020): https://al-akhbar.com/Politics/290269
The military court hands Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist Ahmad Al Asir 20 years in prison and a 2,500 USD fine for the crime of fighting the state and killing Lebanese army soldiers.
Tripoli: One person was killed and 3 wounded in the Tabbaneh area, as a result of a dispute in Al-Asmar Square.

The victim happened to be in the place, and has nothing to do with the clash.
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CCTV footage of the Burj Al-Barajneh explosion.

The incident was caused by a welding accident of a Calcium carbide tank.
The Minister of Health raided a warehouse storing drugs in the Bouchrieh Dam and another in Tal Al-Khayat.

Minister of Health Hamad Hassan: During the raid, we found 6800 pills of medicine not found at hospitals and were crucial for the response to the Talil explosion injuries.
Judge Tariq Al-Bitar interrogated for 6 continuous hours the former member of the Higher Council of Customs, Hani Al-Hajj Shehadeh, the defendant in the file of the Beirut Port explosion.

At the end of the session, he decided to issue an arrest warrant against him.
Today, during a few days long Israeli drill in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, a vehicle capsized.

No injuries were reported among the occupation soldiers.
Notable Israeli UAV activity was reported all day over southern Lebanon.

Israeli jets are reported in Northern Palestine. Sonic booms were heard.
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The three Democratic representatives arrived today in Beirut few a several days visit aimed at finding solutions to the severe political and economic crises, according to what Senator Chris Murphy tweeted.

Delegation includes: @‌‌‎SenBlumenthal and @‌‌‎ossoff
Due to the lack of progress in the government formation file, and in light of international pressure especially by France to form a government, the head of General Security Brigadier General Abbas Ibrahim is now acting as an arbitrator between President Aoun and PM Mikati.
Lebanon's ministry of Health will start vaccination of children born between 2005-2010.

Schools are scheduled to start between the end of September and early October.
The first shipment of Iraqi fuel will arrive in Lebanon mid September, and the second in the third quarter.
An IDF force mobilized on high alert in the forest north of the settlement of "Miskaf Am" opposite the town of Al-Adisa after finding a "black bag" near the Blue Line.

By: @‌‌‎alishoeib1970
"Autism school 123", the largest Lebanese school for children with autism, will close in the coming weeks due to the country's economic collapse.

Accordingly to the school’s founder, Saritta Trad, they would need $1,000/month to cover fuel costs alone to keep the building open.
The 123 autism school opened in Beirut two years ago and provides personalised educational services for autistic children, as well as training for families to help them be more effective caregivers.

https://au-ti.com/2021/08/31/lebanon-largest-autistic-school-forced-to-shut-due-to-global-fuel-shortage
A dinner took place at the US Embassy on Tuesday, headed by the USA ambassador Shea, and attended by diplomats, in addition to the Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, and the Director General of the Internal Security Forces, Major General Imad Othman. (Edit)