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Report: Alvarez and Marsal in Beirut Soon after Audit Halt

The restructuring consultancy Alvarez and Marsal company expected to run forensic audit into Lebanon’s central bank accounts will reportedly arrive soon in Beirut after reports the audit was halted over insufficient documents, LBCI TV reported on Tuesday.

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Fearing 'Disaster', Lebanon Mulls New Virus Lockdown

Lebanon, mired in economic turmoil deepened by the Beirut port blast three months ago, is weighing a second nationwide lockdown to stem a surge in coronavirus cases.

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Diab Warns of ‘Foiling' Forensic Audit into Central Bank Accounts

Caretaker PM Hassan Diab issued a statement on Tuesday warning against attempts to foil a forensic audit into the Central Bank (BDL) accounts as part of reforms in line with a long-standing request of donors.

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Report: Cabinet Delay Attributed to ‘Lack of Serious Criteria’

The hurdles delaying the formation of Lebanon’s government are reportedly attributed to the “lack” of a serious criteria that should have been resolved in the first meeting between President Michel Aoun and PM-designate Saad Hariri after the latter’s designation, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.

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UNIFIL Holds Discussion on Resolution on Women, Peace and Security

UNIFIL on Monday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the landmark U.N. Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security with a virtual panel discussion with prominent women leaders of Lebanon.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col lauded "the essential role of women peacekeepers in U.N. peace operations around the world," a UNIFIL statement said.

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Economic Committees Reject Country Shutdown to Curb Virus

The Economic Committees, a grouping of Lebanon’s main businessmen and owners of major firms, on Monday announced their “categorical rejection of any possible decision by the government to completely shut down the country to confront the spread of coronavirus.”

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Hariri Meets Aoun Seeking 'Breakthrough' in Govt. Formation Process

President Michel Aoun met PM-designate Saad Hariri on Monday and discussed with him the cabinet formation process in “an atmosphere of cooperation and positive progress,” the Presidency said.

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Bassil Denies Impeding Govt., Warns against Outsmarting Attempts

The press office of Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Monday denied media reports accusing him of obstructing the formation of the new government.

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Is Lebanon on the Verge of a Full Coronavirus Lockdown?

The press office of caretaker Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi on Monday dismissed reports suggesting that authorities have decided to impose a nationwide lockdown as of Thursday.

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Reports: Hariri May Present 18-Minister Line-Up despite Objections

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri will submit to President Michel Aoun during his visit to Baabda on Wednesday a draft cabinet line-up based on an 18-minister format “unless some side intervenes to restore communication between the presidency” and Hariri, al-Jadeed TV said on Monday.

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