Month: September 2021

Imagined in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo, ‘L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’ was brought to life by Christo’s nephew, Vladimir Yavatchev, at a cost of about 14 million euros

The United States sanctioned four individuals it said had ties to the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, according to a post on the Treasury website

The late artist and his wife and collaborator Jean-Claude wowed the world with their spectacular projects wrapping famous landmarks around the world. From Saturday, Paris, Arc de Triomphe in is … Read More

The Palestinian electoral commission announced municipal elections will be held in December in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, if Hamas allows the vote to take place in the enclave.

Lebanon receives $1.139B in IMF special drawing rights (SDRS)

Lebanon has officially received LL1.139 billion from the International Monetary Fund which is part of the country’s Special Drawing Rights, the finance ministry announced Friday.

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday disputed an independent investigation which found that in her previous job at the World Bank, she pressed staff to alter a report to avoid … Read More

The United States on Friday paved the way for further sanctions to be imposed on parties to the conflict in northern Ethiopia, where thousands have been killed and millions are … Read More

The director-general of the WHO has said he is “deeply concerned” at how Lebanon’s economic crisis is impacting health care

‘If you’re afraid of wolves,’ 36-year-old screen star Yulia Peresild told journalists, a month before being dispatched to the International Space Station, ‘you shouldn’t go into the forest.’