#Beirut Port's General Director Bassem Al-Qaisi to MTV: The fire in the port's duty free zone is far from the container of matches; the fire is spreading towards Charles Helou Bridge and not towards the sea, and the army helicopters are working to extinguish it
Al-Qaisi to MTV: I think that the fire in Beirut Port was caused by the ignition of frying oils, but we do not know if the cause was the high temperature or a human error
Al-Qaisi to MTV: I will issue a circular imposing on all merchants who store or transport their goods in Beirut Port to inform the Army Command and the Port Administration of what will they do with these materials first
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AFP: #SaudiArabia to open airspace, borders to #Qatar, says Kuwait minister
Senior #Trump administration official: A breakthrough in the conflict between #Qatar, #SaudiArabia and other countries was reached, and an agreement will be signed on Tuesday to end the dispute
Senior #Trump administration official: In the agreement, SaudiArabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt will lift the blockade on #Qatar, and Doha will abandon the lawsuits related to it
Caretaker Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi after Coronavirus Committee's meeting: The odd-even car plates decision will be back in force, and everyone must acknowledge the danger of the #coronavirus
Fahmi: The state is responsible, but citizens bear the greatest responsibility
Fahmi: It is true that the odd-even car plates decision did not give the desired result because citizens did not respect the decision
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan after #Coronavirus Committee's meeting: The pandemic has reached a point that poses a threat to the lives of the Lebanese people in light of the inability of hospitals to secure beds
Hassan: The #lockdown will start on Thursday morning until the morning of February 1
Hassan: The number of hospital beds will be increased; hospitals must adhere to the required number, and we all have a national and ethical duty
Sources to MTV: The #Coronavirus Ministerial Committee has decided to implement a complete #lockdown starting from Thursday until February 1, with a curfew from 6:00 pm until 5:00 am
Sources to MTV: The #lockdown will be implemented at once and not gradually; restaurants will close starting Thursday while keeping the delivery service available
Sources to MTV: Doctors, military personnel and journalists will be exempt from the #lockdown decision
Head of Hospital Owners Syndicate Sleiman Haroun to MTV: There are some accumulations because they do not pay their dues to hospitals immediately
Haroun to MTV: We know our duty, which is to be prepared to receive COVID-19 patients, but we must obtain our rights in order to be able to do this
Haroun to MTV: The dollar crisis struck the hospital sector and "broke the backs" of hospitals; hospitals cannot be asked to accomplish all their tasks if they do not obtain their rights; this is a denial of reality