Month: June 2021

A Palestinian rights activist died Friday shortly after being arrested by Palestinian Authority security forces in the occupied West Bank, a local governor said.

The combined effects of Lebanon’s economic meltdown, last year’s Beirut port blast and Covid-19 lockdowns have left the LGBTQ community more vulnerable than ever, warned a report published Thursday.

After struggling in his first two Euro 2020 outings and facing calls to be dropped, France’s Karim Benzema repaid coach Didier Deschamps’ faith with two goals to help the world … Read More

Clashes between brigades of the main southern separatist movement in Yemen killed two fighters and wounded 15 people, including civilians, in the port city of Aden, security sources said on … Read More

A Pentagon translator was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for passing the names of US informants in Iraq to a person linked to Hezbollah.

The owners and insurers of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have reached agreement in principle in a compensation dispute with the canal authority, their … Read More

The IMF executive board on Wednesday said it had approved Egypt’s request for a $1.7 billion loan, its final disbursement under a plan aiding its recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.

Federal officials said Wednesday they plan to strengthen cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines – chest pain and heart inflammation, mostly among teenagers and young adults.

The Lebanese pound dropped to a new record low Thursday, trading at 15,600 to the dollar on the black market, as the country’s political and economic crises deepen.