Biden, Xi talk to avoid US-China ‘conflict’
US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked for the first time in seven months Thursday, with both leaders urging a path away from conflict but holding ground … Read More
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Lebanese pound up on reports new govt imminent
The Lebanese pound is up Friday, trading at 18,150 to the dollar
Moderna working on booster to combine COVID-19 vaccine with a flu shot
Moderna Inc said on Thursday it is developing a single vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 with its experimental flu shot.
US Navy sets up Gulf drone task force amid Iran tensions
The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet said Thursday it launched a new task force in the Gulf incorporating drones and artificial intelligence following maritime attacks blamed on Iran.
Cabinet impasse defies mediation efforts, foreign pressure
A series of local and regional mediation efforts, coupled with mounting US and French pressure, have so far failed to nudge top leaders into agreeing on a the formation of … Read More
Lebanon registers 900 COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon registered 13 coronavirus deaths and 900 cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Thursday.
Lebanon registers 900 COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon registers 900 COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths in last 24 hours
RAMCO warns that waste crisis looms
State-contracted waste collection service RAMCO has had to slash operations by half due to delayed payments and the worsening fuel crisis, causing mounting piles of trash and a rotting miasma … Read More
Iranian, Qatari ministers meet amid Iran-U.S. tensions
Iran’s foreign minister met his visiting counterpart from U.S allied Qatar
Islamists suffer crushing defeat by liberal parties in Morocco vote
Morocco’s long-ruling Islamists have suffered a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections to liberal parties seen as close to the palace, according to provisional results announced on Thursday.