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      Elias Sakr

      Elias Sakr

      Senior Correspondent
      Location
      Beirut
      Elias joined The National as a senior correspondent in Beirut in 2020. He started his career at The Daily Star, where he spent more than eight years reporting on politics and business. In 2015, he joined An-Nahar, where he spearheaded the launch of the revamped online English edition, led the editorial team for five years and wrote regular columns.

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      Paul Naggear, who led a list of successful candidates in the union election, speaking on behalf of victims of last year's Beirut port explosion. Shutterstock
      Lebanon's opposition wins Order of Engineers vote

      Opposition groups are trying to unite before parliamentary elections in 2022

      LebanonJune 28, 2021
      Hassan Nasrallah gave a televised speech this week. AFP.
      Hezbollah ready to deliver Iranian fuel to Lebanon if shortages worsen

      Insufficient supplies have hit power and water supplies and led to long queues at petrol stations

      LebanonJune 26, 2021
      Cars wait in line to fill their tanks at a petrol station in Beirut, Lebanon on June 24, 2021. Reuters
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      Lebanon partially lifts fuel subsidies to ease shortages

      Central bank will now finance subsidised fuel imports at the rate of 3,900 pounds to the dollar instead of 1,500

      LebanonJune 25, 2021
      Men walk near the site of the blast in Beirut's port area. Reuters
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      Judge approves release of civil servants detained in Beirut blast investigation

      But attorney general turns down requests for the release of senior civil servants

      LebanonJune 23, 2021
      The huge fall of the Lebanese pound against the dollar is not reflected in exchange rates banks are using. Getty Images
      Refugees lose $250 million in aid because Lebanese banks used below market exchange rate

      Exchange rates being used are in some cases 40 per cent lower than the market rate

      EconomyJune 21, 2021
      A roadblock during a general strike in Beirut, Lebanon on June 17. EPA
      Lebanon's army chief warns of 'inevitable' collapse without aid

      General Joseph Aoun said military needs urgent support to maintain its cohesiveness

      LebanonJune 17, 2021
      Lebanese President Michel Aoun said his country is keen to resume talks with Israel on disputed maritime borders. AFP
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      Michel Aoun says Lebanon ready to resume talks over maritime borders

      But Israel 'cannot impose its unilateral view', president tells US mediator

      LebanonJune 14, 2021
      Michel Moawad stepped down as an MP after the port explosion in Beirut last August. AFP
      Son of slain president calls for action before Lebanon becomes a failed state

      Michel Moawad says chaos will prevail if Lebanon's military, healthcare sector and education industry are not supported

      LebanonJune 14, 2021
      The Lebanese pound has lost 90% of its value since late 2019. Reuters
      Lebanese pound drops to new low of 15,150 per dollar

      Politicians have been bickering over the formation of a new government since October

      EconomyJune 13, 2021
      Imad Kreidieh, Chairman of Ogero.
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      Lebanon’s power cuts will bring down internet, says Ogero head

      An internet power cut 'will be the final nail in the coffin for the Lebanese economy' Ogero Chairman Imad Kreidieh tells 'The National'

      LebanonJune 08, 2021
      A woman holds up a poster of Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri during a protest in Sidon a day after his assassination. Reuters
      Lebanon urges UN to consider alternative financing for tribunal

      UN-backed court was set up to investigate the assassination of prime minister Rafik Hariri in 2005

      LebanonJune 04, 2021
      Rescue workers and soldiers stand around a massive crater after the bomb attack that tore through the motorcade of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut in 2005. AP
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      Lebanon tribunal cancels Salim Ayyash trial over lack of funds

      Lawyers said the court was the last hope for rule of law and justice in the country

      LebanonJune 03, 2021
      Lebanese army soldiers stand guard as smoke rises from tyres set on fire by demonstrators during a protest, after Lebanon's Central Bank said it would stop bank withdrawals from dollar accounts at low fixed rate, in Antelias, Lebanon, on Thursday. Reuters
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      Lebanon: bank withdrawals to continue at a rate higher than official peg

      Court decision prompted depositors to queue at ATMs late on Wednesday

      LebanonJune 03, 2021
      Lebanon's President Michel Aoun accused prime minister-designate Saad Hariri of obstructing the formation of a new government. Dalati Nohra via Reuters
      Lebanese Parliament to discuss president's letter over Cabinet formation

      In the letter, Michel Aoun blames prime minister-designate Saad Hariri for obstructing the creation of a Cabinet

      LebanonMay 21, 2021
      Charbel Wehbe, Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister, has made rather undiplomatic remarks in a TV interview. Reuters
      Lebanon's new foreign minister named after Charbel Wehbe resignation

      Several GCC states lodged diplomatic protests over comments made by the caretaker minister that appeared to suggest the Gulf was responsible for ISIS

      LebanonMay 20, 2021
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