Category: News

Economists: Ration cards not sufficient to improve livelihoods of Lebanese

As fuel shortages continue, Lebanon’s transport sector is being badly affected, business owners told The Daily Star

Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, witnesses said, the heaviest clashes in the Libyan capital since the conflict between eastern and western factions paused … Read More

Israeli missile strikes hit military positions used by pro-Iran groups near the Syrian capital Damascus overnight

All-female orchestra was a symbol of change in Afghanistan, but some members fled or went into hiding after Taliban victory

Afghan nationals have not been fleeing in large numbers across the borders to Pakistan and Iran in the wake of the Taliban takeover on Aug.15

New Zealand police on Friday shot dead an Islamic State-inspired attacker after he injured six people in a supermarket knife rampage, despite round-the-clock surveillance by undercover officers.

The historic Khan al-Harir souk in war-torn Syria’s erstwhile economic capital of Aleppo has reopened following restoration work, but much of the former workforce that energised it remains exiled.

The Taliban were on Friday close to forming a government, with the hardliners under intense international scrutiny over their vow to rule Afghanistan with greater tolerance, especially on women’s rights.

The Lebanese pound down, trading at LL18,900 to the dollar on the black market