UNESCO director Mechtild Rössler published an open letter expressing concerns to the Lebanese authorities, over the announcement of a construction project at the Archaeological Site of Nahr El-Kalb. She continued saying: In particular, the World Heritage Centre would like to recall that, in signing the World Heritage Convention, each State Party recognizes that “the duty of ensuring the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the cultural and natural heritage situated on…

Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi issued a circular today stating that - Vehicles with a license plate ending in an odd number may now only be driven Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. and - Vehicles with a license plate ending in an even number or zero may now only be driven Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Added to that, all vehicles will be banned from moving on Sundays. Diplomats, Red Cross, politicians, delivery services, cargo trucks and few…