According to the Lebanese Minister of Energy, the World Bank is still refusing to fund the gas pipeline between Egypt and Lebanon through Syria, pleading to the USA ambassador to assist.

The U.S. is one of the largest contributors to the bank.

Deir Ammar and Al-Zahrani power plants wil return to work on Tuesday or Wednesday.

For several days, Lebanon has been facing severe disruptions of electricity and telecommunications due to the electricity blackouts.

⚖ European warning to five Lebanese banks (Bank Audi, Bank Saradar, Bank Egypt and Lebanon, Bank Mediterranean, and the Lebanese Credit Bank) to hand over the accounts of Riad and Raja Salameh.

Else, the European authorities will open an investigation into these banks. Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh and his brother Raja, are implicated in collapsing the Lebanese currency, money laundering in Europe, nepotism and illegally profiting from large sums of money through shady deals.

Candidate Ramez Amhaz withdrew from the upcoming elections after discovering that the Lebanese Forces party (Gaegae) supports his list in Baalbek, against Hezbullah's.

Israeli police blocks Christians from attending The Holy Sepulchre, as today they hold pilgrims in the church for holy saturday.

⋯ They are also restricting Christian presence inside the church. The Israeli police first allowed only 1,000 worshippers to enter the church, but after an official appeal to the Israeli courts, the number was raised to 4,000, which they don't seem to be respecting.

Coastal areas are witnessing the formation of dense fog, especially in the capital Beirut, as result of an atmospheric factor known as “thermal inversion”, when there is low temperature on the coast and high humidity due to wind and sea water temperature.

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France-based candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections Omar Harfoush organized an election rally today in Tripoli, where organizers promised all participants money (5$).

However after not providing, people took the plastic chairs from the rally as a compensation.

Lebanese Red Cross: A boat sank in the port of Tripoli with about 60 people on board.

Ambulances are on the way.

Earlier today, LF media reported that the iftar happened today by noon:

“Dr. Samir Geagea speaks at a Ramadan iftar organized by the LF party in Maarab at 12 noon on Saturday, and the speech will be transmitted live through MTV Lebanon and Radio Free Lebanon. — Official website of LF and through the official pages of Geagea on social networking sites”

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Hezbullah's SG Sayed Hasan Nasrallah will deliver a religious speech tomorrow after 9 pm on the occasion of the holiest night of Ramadan, on the 3rd Laylat Al-Qadr.

The speech will be part of the several hour long prayers done that night.

The IDF fired several flares over the border wall between Kafr Kila and the settlement of "Al-Mutalla", two of which fell on the Lebanese side.

Heavy movement of enemy vehicles inside the neighboring orchards.

At least 40 have been rescued, as the Lebanese army rescue efforts are still ongoing.