Three interesting accounts to follow for RUMINT and reports about the upcoming Lebanese 2022 elections:

1- twitter.com/elections022
2- twitter.com/LbElection
3- twitter.com/ElectionLb

In a meeting, President Aoun assured German Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nils Annen, in the presence of German Ambassador to Lebanon Andreas Kindl, that Lebanon had started contacts with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to launch a reform workshop.

If the voting age is lowered in the upcoming elections in 2022 to 18 y/o, the number of voters will increase by 280,000.

180,000 of them are Muslims and 100,000 are Christians, which will make the percentage of voters 64% vs 36%. A more demographic representative one.

However in light Lebanon's sectarian distribution of seats between Muslims and Christians in the parliament (50/50), the new votes will not be of any difference when distributing seats.

This would just affect the number of votes/party and give a more accurate insight.

- Energy Minister Walid Fayyad: Egypt offers the possibility of providing additional quantities of gas to Lebanon.

- The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum: We have drawn up a road map with Lebanon regarding energy supplies.

The only issue facing Lebanon with buying Egyptian gas is "How to pay for the gas"

Lebanon is waiting for the World Bank to finance purchases, as Lebanon is out of foreign currency.

The first real sign of the Iran-Azerbiajan conflict:

The Azerbaijani authorities order the closure of the mosque and office of the representative of S. Ali Khamenei in Baku, which is run by Seyyed Ali Akbar Ajaq Nejad (since 1996) under the pretext of COVID-19.

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The military investigative judge Marcel Bassil issued two pre-trial arrest warrants against Maroun Al-Sakr and Saadallah Al-Solh for possession of explosive materials in the Beqaa nitrate file after interrogations.

A large fire is reported in the outskirts of the towns of Karm Arab, Mashha, and Khraibet al-Jundi which spread to olive groves and agricultural lands.

Minister of Interior of the Zionist state visited the tomb of the dead of the UAE armed forces.

A place established by the UAE in memory of the soldiers killed during the aggression and occupation of Yemen since 2016.

The price of 20L of Diesel is expected to rise to 200,000 LBP tomorrow, and Gasoline between 220,000 and 234,000 LBP.

Al Amana's 20L of Diesel will stay constant at 150,000 LBP till the 10th of October.

The explosion heard in Sidon is due to a truck tire.

The dollar exchange rate increased to 18,000 LBP again, reaching pre-Mikati's government exchange rates.

Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi: Textbooks will be distributed to public and private schools, and stationery will be provided up to the sixth grade for free.

Note: All private school students already bought their books and stationary!

Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi: Donors may provide us 700 million dollars, which will be spent on teachers in public schools, and distributed to schools according to their capacity.

Note: All private schools increased tuition fees by 50% and up.

The Bahraini delegation to Israel is seen wandering in Al-Buraq Square, adjacent to Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

They are unlikely to be allowed to enter Al-Aqsa by Palestinians.

Ogero [Lebanon's main telecommunication and internet provider]:

"An electrical failure occurred in our central in Choueifat due to pressure on the generators, which led to the suspension of our services."