Good evening,
It’s Friday August 18 and you are watching the Intelligent Recap.
In tonight’s local news: the long-awaited Transocean Barents drilling rig docks off the coast of Lebanon, Cabinet approves controversial draft laws, Parliament does not convene, and other Lebanese news.
In world news: Iran Foreign Minister conducts a historic visit to Saudi Arabia, churches are burnt in Pakistan, Afghanistan has been under Taliban rule for two years, and fires ravage Hawaii.
Our recap ends with a Vivaldi concert and sports news.
All this and more exclusively on This Is Beirut.
