Month: April 2021

Consumer prices in Lebanon continued to surge dramatically as the authorities still contemplate ways to lift the subsidies gradually and issue new pre-paid cards for low income families.

The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in a move aimed at speeding up a sluggish inoculation process in the war-torn country.

Pope Francis held an audience with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri at the Vatican Thursday, with discussions exploring what role the Holy See could play to help Lebanon overcome its crises.

A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said.

he economies of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council are expected to return to growth this year, a quarterly Reuters survey showed on Thursday, but half are seen expanding less than … Read More

India recorded the world’s highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services … Read More