A health worker treats a child who is suspected of having cholera at a field hospital in Bebnine, Akkar district, northern Lebanon. All photos: Reuters
A health worker treats a child who is suspected of having cholera at a field hospital in Bebnine, Akkar district, northern Lebanon. All photos: Reuters
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health has reported 130 cases of cholera, taking the total of suspected and confirmed case to 1,225 as of October 28.
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health has reported 130 cases of cholera, taking the total of suspected and confirmed case to 1,225 as of October 28.
Confirmed cholera cases in Lebanon now stand at 371, with 16 deaths.
Confirmed cholera cases in Lebanon now stand at 371, with 16 deaths.
There are 154 cases of cholera in the Lebanese town of Bebnine.
There are 154 cases of cholera in the Lebanese town of Bebnine.
Lebanon's first case of cholera since 1993 was reported on October 6 in Akkar district, about 20 kilometres north of Tripoli.
Lebanon's first case of cholera since 1993 was reported on October 6 in Akkar district, about 20 kilometres north of Tripoli.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can be treated with oral rehydration but is deadly if left untreated, according to the World Health Organisation.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can be treated with oral rehydration but is deadly if left untreated, according to the World Health Organisation.
Cholera is spread by unsafe water and food that has been contaminated by human waste.
Cholera is spread by unsafe water and food that has been contaminated by human waste.
Lebanon shares border with Syria, where cases of cholera continue to rise.
Lebanon shares border with Syria, where cases of cholera continue to rise.
Syria’s cholera outbreak is likely to have started with contaminated water and food irrigated by the Euphrates River, Save the Children says.
Syria’s cholera outbreak is likely to have started with contaminated water and food irrigated by the Euphrates River, Save the Children says.

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Najib Mikati: Lebanon could sign IMF deal despite political vacuum

Caretaker PM says agreement will go into effect if Parliament approves it

The National

November 10, 2022

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Lebanon could still sign an urgently needed $3 billion bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund despite the political vacuum in the country, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said.

Lebanese MPs have so far failed to agree on a successor to Michel Aoun, who stood down as president in October, while Mr Mikati's Cabinet has held a caretaker role for months and is not fully empowered.

Beirut signed a staff-level agreement with the IMF in April but has been slow to introduce a series of reforms the lender requested. The IMF has criticised the lack of progress.

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Mr Mikati said Parliament could pass the necessary reforms and finalise the deal if it wanted to.

"Its all up to Parliament — if Parliament approves it, it can go into effect," Mr Mikati told Reuters.

Caretaker Justice Minister Henry Khoury said Parliament should step up to agree to the deal in the absence of a new president and government.

"With all these issues, there is a role for the legislature. We must find solutions," he said.

Lebanon is entrenched in an economic crisis that has been described by the World Bank as one of the worst in modern history.

Many of the country's six million people have been plunged into poverty and there are widespread shortages in medicine, bread, clean water and electricity.

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