Saudi Arabia: Customs thwarted two attempts to smuggle more than 2.4 million Captagon pills through the ports of Jeddah & Duba hidden in "plastic gloves" and"orange fruit" containers.

Origin is the levant (Syria, Lebanon,...)

Traffic was cut off on the eastern lane of Zouk highway due to the explosion of a gas tank.

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Saudi Arabia releases two Lebanese detainees in the made-up case of financing "Hezbullah"

- Hassan H
- Haitham Q

Update on Ukraine: Israel is evacuating the families of its diplomats from Kyiv.

Update:

"It is not permissible for Palestinians born in Lebanon to practice the professions that the law has restricted to Lebanese."

- State Consultative (Shoura) Council's decision that suspended the implementation of the Minister of Labor's decision. twitter.com/LebUpdate/sta…

⋯ Lebanese Christian leaders, and notably the president of the Maronite League, Nematullah Abi Nasr, played a key role is overruling the Labor Minister's decision in favor of historic Lebanese Christian racism and arrogance. (Not sectarian rhetoric, facts are facts)

Morocco: A meeting took place between the head of the "Israeli" mission in Morocco, David Govrin, and Ahmed Abadi, Secretary-General of the Muhammadiyah League of Muslim Scholars.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on Lebanese nationals in Ukraine to take utmost care and caution.

A Lebanese journalist at LBC had an interview with Israeli-born US envoy Amos Hochstein:

– We [Lebanese] are striking energy deals with two nations, one of them is considered by many Lebanese as an enemy...
– So, you're doing a deal with your adversary, with Israel...
– Actually, i meant Syria!

4 children died in less than two weeks in the absence of specialized heart doctors in Lebanon.

All specialized heart surgeons, in Lebanon's only 4 heart centers, have left to the USA and Europe.

More on that: bintjbeil.org/post/50831/

Hello all, I'm planning to write a paper about Turkey's ill influence in MENA.

It would be highly appreciated if you can recommend articles or research on Turkey's historic relationship with Israel and military interventions.

Paper will be posted here: t.me/LebPublications

Billionaire and MP Fouad Makhzoumi will leave tomorrow for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a 3-day visit, where he will try to gain Saudi support in the upcoming elections.

⋯ Makhzoumi used to benefit from Shia votes in Beirut's second district, but since wining in 2018, his attacks on Hezbullah and disrespect to the resistance made his chances for re-election slim.

He was the only candidate, in his party, to win in 2018.

Jerusalem: Since yesterday evening, Israeli police and rabid Jewish extremists are attacking the Palestinians in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in an continued effort to exert pressure against them to leave.

Saad Al-Hariri arrived today to Lebanon on the eve of the murder of his father, PM Rafic Al-Hariri, in 2005.

Despite the Lebanese Lira gaining 35% of its value vs the USD in the past two months, prices in Lebanon INCREASED instead of decreasing to match the change.

On this day twitter.com/LebUpdate/sta…

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry advises Lebanese nationals in Ukraine to leave quickly & voluntarily until the tension subsides and things return to normal.