Beirut Bar Association head Melhem Khalaf to MTV: We are able to help the families of the victims of the "boat of death" in Tripoli; we will submit all that is necessary to defend the rights of their victims #صار_الوقت
Khalaf to MTV: There are people in need of considerable assistance, but the basis should be a state that gives us our rights, and it is unacceptable to wait for countries to provide us with aid #صار_الوقت
Khalaf to MTV: The state has not yet issued a statement on the number of missing persons; the political class is required to be honest and to acknowledge its impotence; we must reclaim the state to avoid begging #صار_الوقت
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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