Lebanon recorded today 1,274 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths.

15,286 tests were done.

Positivity rate is decreasing.

MTV sources: Hezbollah did not present the names of the two ministers that will represent them.

Hariri himself named them and they are two apolitical Shia.

The Progressive Socialist Party (Walid Jomblat) got two cabinets, including the foreign ministry.

Interesting how Hezbullah got 343,220 votes (excluding the votes it gave to its allies) and isn't allowed to name ministers (and usually gets only 2 cabinets) while Walid Jomblat with only 88,268 votes gets to name two ministers.

Earlier tonight: A symbolic demonstration in the streets of Muharram and Bab Al-Raml towards Al-Nour Square in Tripoli.

Israel can never dream again of reaching Al Litani let alone Beirut.

The aftermath of the Mosque destroyed by the dictatorship of Al Saud. https://twitter.com/UpdatesLebanese/status/1335905641026777089

NEW: The Trump administration just admitted to Congress that it pushed for Delta Crescent Energy — a company founded by GOP donors — to get the only U.S.-approved deal for Syrian oil.

The admission confirms an earlier investigation by @ZackKopplin.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/12/09/trump-administration-helped-gop-donors-get-syria-oil-deal/

A picture of several circulating today on social media of IDF AF jets violating Lebanon's airspace.

I think it is time redefine few words and fix from terminologies. The battle of narrative is as important as the battle of firarms.

IDF should be mentioned as IOF.

IOF= Israeli Occupation Forces.

When you and I report IOF jet activity over lebanon, violating Lebanon's airspace it's crucial to mention "violating Lebanon's airspace".

If not, then you are accepting that an enemy country is flying armed jets over another against all laws and norms and Frightening civilians.

When you and I mention the Golan Heights, then you and I should say "The occupied Golan Heights".

Both thr geography of the lands and the UN confirm its Syrian. Syria has the claim to the land not Occupied Palestine.

When you mention the Alpha and Beta line in the Golan, both sides are Syrian.

Any acts there are legitimate acts of resistance.

The IDF strikes on Syria are unprovoked aggression. There is nothing okay with normalizing them.

Syria is a sovereign country. Syria alone can choose who to to host in its lands. Syria has the right to deploy any force anywhere.

When you and I mention occupied Palestine, refrain from using the word Israel but rather use the word the Zionist entity or the Zionist occupation.

When you and I mention the blue line in Lebanon. Remember that the blue line doesn't define the actual border between Lebanon and Palestine but rather Lebanon has a large part beyond the blue line.

That is excluding the 7 occupied villages that were annexed to Palestine.

When you mention Gaza, remember that Gaza is under siege with no port and no airport.

When you mention the west bank remember that it is occupied.

The judicial investigator, Fadi Sawan, has charged the outgoing PM Hassan Diab, the ex finance minister, Ali Hassan Khalil, and the labor ministers, Ghazi Zaiter and Youssef Fenianos in Beirut Blast explosion

However for some reason he didn't any of the military leaders.