Month: August 2021

Ebrahim Raisi was Tuesday inaugurated as president of Iran, a country whose hopes of shaking off a dire economic crisis hinges on reviving a nuclear deal with world powers.

The battered Lebanese pound tumbled on the black market Tuesday, trading at over 20,000 against the dollar, a day after Prime Minister Najib Mikati indicated a major setback in his … Read More

Israel’s supreme court delayed a decision Monday in the case of Palestinian families facing expulsion by Israeli settlers in annexed east Jerusalem, an issue that exploded into armed conflict in … Read More

France said on Monday a forthcoming conference on Lebanon needs to gather $357 million in aid to meet the most urgent needs of the battered country’s population.

RPT: Lebanon registers 597 COVID-19 cases, three deaths in last 24 hours

Lebanon recorded a further 597 new coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Monday.

The Lebanese army detained two men over an attack on Shi’ite mourners at a funeral where three people were killed, a security source said, after the Shi’ite group Hezbollah demanded … Read More

Google on Monday unveiled a new flagship Pixel smartphone powered by its first mobile chip to put artificial intelligence in people’s hands.

Thousands more Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to their U.