Lebanon recorded today 598 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths.

9,081 tests were done with a positivity rate of 7.7% https://t.co/6YnGduIbGk

Jumblatt: I advise the Americans to abandon the missile theory and sanctions. The sanctions against Hezbollah will not weaken it, but rather the Lebanese economy, and I advise the Gulf to join the French initiative. https://t.co/ULvIe9kuWj

Jumblatt told LBCI: I have no advice to give to the designated PM, except for the French paper. It is not possible to cling to the ministries and follow the quota system, otherwise we will commit a crime.

Jumblatt told LBCI: I named Mustafa Adeeb because there is a unique French initiative which is a rescue of what is left of Greater Lebanon, and I trust France and the modest rescue program.

Jumblatt presented to LBCI: I do not accept a change from the Taif Agreement, but if the people of the relationship want it, then this is their affair and I said that the agreement ended because unfortunately some forgot it.

After the governor of central bank announced that in 2-3 months he won't be able to support imports, merchants and shopkeepers started to raise prices and hoard leading to a sharp increase in prices of food and co.

Medicine is expected to the first to lose the bank support.

He was buried today in his home village. https://t.co/suX0hSU2Nb

Hamas leader Osama Hamdan: There will be a meeting between the head of the movement’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, and the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah.

According to LBC, David Schenker said if the Lebanese side didn't change its stand on the border & marine deal with Israel, he won't be meeting the parliament speaker who is tasked with negotiating such a deal with the American. https://t.co/IY1tDpZJwW

David Schenker didn't inform the president or the PM about any meetings with them.

The only confirmed thing is that he said he'll be meeting the 7 resigned MPs (Moawad won't be in Lebanon, that's the only reason why he won't join them)

How is this acceptable by any diplomatic norm?

The US State Department spokeswoman to Al Arabiya:

"Hezbollah should not be part of the Lebanese government." https://t.co/YXusOr9EDv

Spokesperson for the US State Department told Al-Hadath: We are working closely with France to support Lebanon.

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We get why Pompeo sanctioned the ICC.

That's a lot of senators and representatives in the #1 democracy promoting freedom, justice, and the rule of law, within the legitimate international bodies...

Sanctioned unjustly to appease the state of Israel https://t.co/283vFOXPem

Fun fact:

When prime minister Rafic Al Hariri was murdered, the political class close to him changed the inheritance law for just 24 hours to pass his wealth untaxed to his children causing the Lebanese treasury the loss of 2.2 billion dollars. https://t.co/zCq4avYDtv

Bahaa is right, the system is a failure but for many other reasons aside the existence of an armed non state actor in Lebanon. https://t.co/rRWnPYR97d