Month: May 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Cairo Wednesday as he presses efforts to shore up an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.

Nearly a dozen buses carrying 100 Iraqi families who lived in a sprawling Syrian camp for supporters and families of Islamic State militants returned to Iraq on Tuesday, where public … Read More

Polls opened across Syria Wednesday for a presidential election in which few doubt Bashar al-Assad will extend his grip on power for a fourth term, in a war-battered country mired … Read More

The Lebanese pound rose on the black market Wednesday, trading at LL12,750 against the dollar, exchange dealers said.

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday any Israeli aggression on Jerusalem was an equation that meant regional war.

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Tuesday that the only way out of Lebanon’s financial crisis was the formation of a viable cabinet.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Tuesday that the U.S. would reopen its Consulate General in Jerusalem – a move that restores ties with Palestinians that had been downgraded by … Read More

Bana is excellent as the reluctant outsider – determined, haunted and empathetic – and he’s surrounded by ace character actors. There is some much-needed moments of humor, too, especially with … Read More