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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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-- Mimosa, kitchen supplies factory, burned today for unknown reasons.

-- Mimosa, that is the second factory after Ringo to burn this month only, is believed to be deliberately burned for Insurance money due to the economic situation.
-- Hezbollah delegation of deputy leader Naim Qassem, head of Iraqi affairs Mohammed al-Kawthrani & MP Hussein al-Hajj Hassan return to Beirut from Iran, where they represented Hezbollah & Nasrallah at prayers for Soleimani & al-Muhandis & attended Soleimani funeral in Kerman.

-- Kassem can be seen in the front, 3rd white turban to the left.
-- An IDF / USA AF strike is reported in Syria near the Syrian - Iraqi border.

-- Al Mayadeen reported that the target was a convoy, therefore it might be related to Hezbullah / IRGC.

Watch this space..
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-- An IDF / USA AF strike is reported in Syria near the Syrian - Iraqi border. -- Al Mayadeen reported that the target was a convoy, therefore it might be related to Hezbullah / IRGC. Watch this space..
-- Update2: An official source confirmed to al-Mayadeen that the airstrikes were carried out by warplanes flying away from Syria's airspace, says a "truck" carrying weapons was targeted.
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-- Reuters citing Lebanese judicial source: Carlos Ghosn will hand his French passport to Lebanese authorities.
-- Carlos Ghosn says he can only withdraw $300 a week from his bank account like everyone else in Lebanon, therefore no, he is not going to transfer his vast fortune here to help improve currency stability.
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-- A protest was organized earlier this morning against the corruption of the municipality of Beirut.

--The head of the municipality, and it's members, are part of Hariri's political agenda.
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-- After anti Hariri chants, a limited confrontation between pro Hariri locals and protesters erupted.

-- The pro Hariri locals then left the area.
-- A Syrian lady in Lebanon in FransaBank have been there for two hours begging to get money from her account.

-- She is stuck in a 2*2m room in the bank, in the presence of 5 security guards.

-- She says that without the money, she can't pay her brother's tuition fees and might lose her legal status of stay in Lebanon.
-- The morning USD/LBP exchange rate was: 2450 / 2500. The USD is being traded at 2500 for the first time since September 1992.

-- As for now ( 3:30 pm): The USD buy price dropping back really fast reaching 2400, where market will probably close at 2350. What happened?

Everyone started exchanging their USD when the rate reached 2470, there is no willingness to buy USD at 2550.
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-- UNIFIL UN Peacekeeping troops from Finland & Lebanese army troops carried out an exercise in Kawkaba, south Lebanon🇱🇧, one of hundreds of such coordinated activities between the two forces.