Month: July 2021

Two Syrian brown bears rescued from a zoo in south Lebanon are on their way to a US wildlife sanctuary, Animals Lebanon said on Sunday.

OPEC+ ministers agreed on Sunday to boost oil supply from August to cool prices which have climbed to 2-1/2 year highs as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s decision to step down has jolted Lebanon, threatening to throw the crises-ridden country into further political and economic instability and social unrest, analysts said, amid warnings … Read More

The resignation of Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri last week had a serious impact on the local market as the dollar rate exceeded LL22,000 following this news.

Iran insisted on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement … Read More

Egyptian activist and journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah, one of the symbols of the 2011 revolution, has been freed after nearly 22 months in pre-trial detention, lawyer Khaled Ali said Sunday.

Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca Sunday, launching the rituals of the great pilgrimage which Saudi Arabia is holding in a scaled-down form for a second … Read More

The International Monetary Fund informed caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni that the fund is willing to commit $3 billion to $4 billion to any new Cabinet that is committed to … Read More