Month: May 2021

The United Nations urged Israel on Friday to call off any forced evictions in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, warning actions could amount to “war crimes”.

France’s top diplomat wielded the threat of more sanctions in Beirut Friday to prevent what he described as a “collective suicide” organised by members of Lebanon’s ruling political class.

Israeli troops shot and killed two Palestinians and wounded a third after the men opened fire on a Border Police base in the occupied West Bank on Friday, police said.

All public and private sector workers wishing to attend a workplace in Saudi Arabia will be required to have taken a COVID-19 vaccination, the human resources ministry said on Friday, … Read More

Le Drian delivered a tough message to Lebanese leaders during a one-day visit to Beirut, that Paris was fed up with the country’s political class that has failed to form … Read More

The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council meeting Thursday where the United States and its Western … Read More

Syrian farmer Mohammad Saasaani grew up grazing sheep in the vast Badia rangelands, but today they are rife with jihadists, a place too dangerous to take the herd.

Countries worldwide wrestling with new coronavirus surges are trying to ensure they aren’t hit by an India-style disaster.

The Lebanese pound fell against the dollar Friday, trading at LL12,450 on the black market, as a French initiative to resolve the country’s political crisis appeared to make no breakthrough.