Month: July 2021

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday called for the temporary suspension of immunity on all officials, including the president, in the probe into last year’s Beirut Port blast.

Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika’s ear during his defeat to the New Zealander at the Tokyo Olympics Tuesday.

Simone Biles’ bid for a record six gold medals at the Tokyo Games ended abruptly Tuesday when she dropped out of the women’s team final after one vault and watched … Read More

Lebanon registers 1,502 COVID-19 cases, one death

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will meet his French counterpart in Paris this week for talks that will include an “update” on the Pegasus spyware scandal, his office said Tuesday.

Mohammad Sadeq returned to his home on the outskirts of Kandahar city this week to discover it had new occupants — the Taliban.

A Saudi court sentenced a Sudanese journalist to four years in prison for social media posts critical of the kingdom, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

It should have been the happiest of times, but Lebanese doctor Israa Seblani does not even have a photograph of her wedding on display as the memories are so painful.