About 1,000 tons of grain from the silos damaged in the Beirut Port explosion have been processed. They've been converted into industrial firewood and will be distributed in cooperation with the army to families living in the mountainous areas. (Minister of Environment)

Minister of Health Firas Al-Abiad:

"Medicines are still subsidized, we only reduced the subsidy ratio slightly. But due to the exchange rate, prices increased sharply. If funds are available again, we will restore the full subsidy."

The roads expected to be blocked:

- Corniche Al Mazraa
- Barbir intersection
- Sports City
- Cola Bridge
- Airport Road
- Salim Salam
- UNESCO
- Aisha Bakkar Highway
- Verdun
- Spurs - Ministry of the Interior
- Hamra Kantari
- Ain Al-Marisa
- Al-Manara

President Aoun travelled this morning to Qatar at the invitation of its Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to participate in the opening of the Arab Football Cup, and to discuss and strengthen bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.

Tripoli: From the demonstration in the city's main square.

As of now, the number of protestors around Lebanon is small.

⋯ Sidon: Forcing shut exchange offices.

Summary of today's protests:

1- Few (less than 5) men and youth block a road

2- Security forces actually block the road few meters away from the protestors

3- People can't move around and lose one day worth of work or errands because security forces decided to block roads!?

Protesters poured car oil on the ground at the intersection of the Sports City, in an attempt to cause car accidents.

Lebanon's @‌‌‎LibanPost halted the sale of postage stamps in preparation of a massive price hike in fees on mail.

There was no official announcement of the matter.

IDF scandal: The head of the Technology and Logistics Division, Major General Michel Janko, announced the dismissal of Lt. Col. Dan Sharoni, who secretly photographed dozens of female soldiers who served under him at the IDF Driving School.

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Aoun to Al-Jazeera: I do not agree with Hezbullah on the dismissal of the investigator in the Beirut port case. As for the Banque du Liban, it is subject to a criminal investigation, and the governor of the bank is responsible for the lost money.

⋯ Aoun to Al-Jazeera: I will leave Baabda Palace at the end of my term, but if the House of Representatives decides I should stay, I will stay.

Report: Facebook's @‌‌‎WhatsApp service promises privacy. But an FBI document obtained by @‌‌‎RollingStone shows that the feds can get your WhatsApp data in near-real-time.

www.rollingstone.com/poli…

Dozens of trees were destroyed in the Bchamoun forest fire.

Civil Defense and Beirut Fire Brigade are currently attempting to control the fire.