Head of Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammad Raad received a delegation from the European Union Election Observation Mission in Lebanon headed by Georgi Holveni.

The delegation discussed with Raad domestic developments, explaining the mission in Lebanon.

Elections 2022: The percentage of public sector employees voting around Lebanon has reached 13% so far

Final expatriate voting results, where 142,041 voted.

The number of votes cast in each district is capable of highly influencing the results of several parliamentary seats, including a possible breach in Hezbullah's lists in south Lebanon in case of a low turnout.

The candidate for the Shiite seat in the Baalbek-Hermel district, on the Lebanese Forces party list, Abbas Al-Jawhari, is offering large sums of money to families in exchange for handing him their identifications till the end of the election day.

A low turnout would allow the LF and opposition not only to win the Christian and Sunni seats, but possibly a Shiite seat representing the province.

Five hours before closing the ballot boxes for public sector employees, voting percentages in south Lebanon:

- Tyre: 58%
- Bint Jbeil: 47%
- Marjayoun: 46%
- Hasbaya: 41%

Lebanese Al-Jadeed news's Twitter account has been hacked with a crypto scam.

⋯ Lebanese are also receiving crypto scam messages from unknown foreign numbers.

This is happening in light of the crash in the crypto market.

On March 17, 2022, Germany announced the presence of the carcinogenic substance rhodamine in the Lebanese red turnip pickles.

The European Union sent a warning to Lebanon but no official response took place nor any effort to remove the product from the market.

Israeli national security adviser Eyal Hulata said in a closed lecture to the board of governors of Tel Aviv University on Thursday that Western countries should not press Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on human rights.
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A truck carrying gas canisters exploded in Wadi Khaled, north Lebanon.

One was reportedly injured.

⋯ Video of the explosion in Wadi Khaled.

The Shia candidate on the Lebanese Forces party in Byblos might announce leaving the list, after a video circulated of LF MP Ziad Hawat cursing Hezbullah's SG Nasrallah vowing to break his "finger and neck"

Public sector employees' voting turnout averaged 84%, with several averaging in the 90's and up to 96% in areas like Batroun, Bsharri, and Zgharta.

South and Beqaa averaged between 70-80%