Month: June 2021

Lebanon foiled Friday an attempt to smuggle millions of amphetamine pills hidden in a shipping container at Beirut Port destined to Saudi Arabia, officials said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second-five year-term on Friday by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly.

Emil Forsberg’s second-half penalty sealed Sweden a 1-0 win over Slovakia in Saint Petersburg Friday as the Scandinavians moved top of Euro 2020 Group E.

Neymar scored his 68th goal for Brazil in the 4-0 victory over Peru Thursday and with it surpassed former Real Madrid and Internazionale striker Ronaldo as Brazil’s second top goalscorer … Read More

Stuck in a stationary queue of cars waiting for fuel in Beirut, game designer Ali Kattouaa works the phone to make the most of the long holdup.

The student with cerebral palsy, who cannot use her hands or speak, is playing the “Eyeharp”, gaze-controlled digital software which allows people with disabilities to play music, something she had … Read More

Palestinians protested after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem and briefly clashed with Israeli police, leaving three demonstrators wounded.

The horse-drawn carriage called the “De Gouden Koets” has been embroiled in a racism controversy over a picture on the left-side panel of the opulent coach, which has undergone an … Read More