Rana Tabbara

BEIRUT — Around 60 people, among them families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion, are gathering in front of the immigrant statue, Tuesday morning, to support opposition MPs before the first Parliament session scheduled at 11 a.m. Here’s what we know: • The demonstrators will march from the immigrant statue in front of the port, to the Parliament in Nejmeh Square. More people are expected to arrive at the scene, according to our correspondent.

BEIRUT — The Economy Ministry announced a decline in bread prices on Monday, after the Lebanese lira gained some value over the weekend. Here’s what we know: • A small bread bundle weighing 370 grams now costs LL7,000 lira, when it used to be 365 grams at LL9,000. The medium size weighing 875 grams for 12,000 lira after 825 grams were previously priced at LL15,000.

ELECTIONS 2022 L'Orient Today / By Rana Tabbara, 24 May 2022 19:29 BEIRUT — Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Tuesday that Lebanon’s 2022 elections results “may be a positive step, but it’s too early to tell,” after he was asked if Riyadh was pleased that Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, Reuters reported.