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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.

      Articles

      Many people in Lebanon rely on private diesel generator companies to supplement erratic supplies from the state grid. Now they may too have to ration supplies. EPA
      Cash and fuel shortages hit Lebanon's electricity providers

      Many Lebanese may soon have to cope with daily hours-long power cuts amid worsening economic crisis

      MENAApril 01, 2021
      Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, and prime minister-designate Saad Hariri are still at odds on forming a Cabinet and moving forward. AFP
      No end in sight for Lebanon's political wrangling, experts say

      Regional tensions are likely to prolong negotiations over a new Cabinet

      LebanonMarch 30, 2021
      Facade of Lebanon's electricity company in Beirut, Lebanon March 26, 2019. Picture taken March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
      Lebanon's Electricity du Liban to receive $200m funding boost amid large-scale blackouts

      EDL has been rationing the power supply in Lebanon for weeks, leaving many with under six hours of electricity per day

      LebanonMarch 29, 2021
      Anti-government demonstrators gather in Martyrs' Square, Beirut, to protest against decades of corruption and mismanagement in Lebanon. EPA
      Lebanon's corruption bill 'unlikely' to recover lost funds, says expert

      Thousands have been taking to the streets demanding an end to decades of mismanagement and corruption

      LebanonMarch 29, 2021
      Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks to journalists after his meeting with President Michel Aoun. The talks failed to break the deadlock in forming a new Cabinet. AP
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      Hariri and Aoun trade barbs as Lebanese Cabinet talks collapse

      Mr Hariri accused the president of blocking the cabinet formation by seeking veto power in the government

      MENAMarch 23, 2021
      Rania Younes, a flower farmer said that millions of flowers are being dumped each year as consumers shun perishable and luxury goods as they struggle to make ends meet. Mahmoud Rida for The National.
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      Millions of flowers being dumped amid Lebanon economic crisis

      Over 30 per cent of cultivated flowers have been dumped last year as demand slumped

      LebanonMarch 21, 2021
      Anti-government protesters block the main road with garbage bins as they take part in a demonstration against the high cost of living and the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound, in Beirut, Lebanon, 16 March 2021. EPA
      Lebanese army at crossroads in the face of deepening economic and political crisis

      Some call for wage increases for the armed forces

      MENAMarch 19, 2021
      A demonstrator holds government subsidized bread during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. Bloomberg
      Play15:44:42
      Lebanese shoppers hoard bread as currency crisis worsens

      Subsidies on medicine and wheat at risk as Lebanon’s currency continues to plummet

      LebanonMarch 17, 2021
      Protesters wave a Lebanese flag and gesture from a bridge with smoke from flaming tyres billowing behind east of Beirut on March 8, 2021. AFP
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      Protesters block roads and halt traffic across Lebanon

      Anger mounts over worsening economic situation amid deadlock on forming new government

      MENAMarch 08, 2021
      Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai speaks after meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon July 15, 2020. Reuters
      Lebanon's Maronite church lays out roadmap to end political crisis

      For millions of Lebanese, progress has been stymied by foreign interference and corrupt politicians

      LebanonMarch 02, 2021
      Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al Rai called for an international conference on Lebanon. Reuters
      Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai calls for international meeting to save Lebanon

      Church leader is campaigning for action to end political stagnation amid multiple crises

      MENAMarch 01, 2021
      Lebanon plans to inoculate up to 80 per cent of the population by the end of 2021. EPA
      Lebanese MPs defiant in face of vaccine criticism

      The World Bank said Lebanon’s vaccine funding is at risk after MPs appeared to have jumped the queue

      LebanonFebruary 25, 2021
      Mr Sawan had allegedly said that he would not be stopped by parliamentary or ministerial immunity, endearing him to the Lebanese public. Courtesy NNA
      Lebanese lawmakers request UN fact-finding mission to investigate blast

      Six months after the Beirut Port explosion the inquiry has failed to hold Lebanese leaders accountable

      LebanonFebruary 22, 2021
      A relative of one of the victims of the Beirut port explosion takes part in a protest outside the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on February 19, 2021 after the supreme court removed the judge leading the investigation into the blast. Reuters
      Lebanon: new judge appointed to investigate Beirut port explosion

      Judge Tarek El Bitar will replace Fadi Sawan, who was removed by the supreme court on Thursday

      LebanonFebruary 21, 2021
      The bank said on Friday that it had sent a letter to Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni confirming its intention to co-operate with the audit. Reuters
      Lebanon’s Central Bank ready to co-operate on forensic audit

      Institution contacts finance chief to confirm its commitment to examination

      MENAFebruary 13, 2021
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