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A high level Lebanese government delegation is expected to visit Syria, Jordan and Egypt soon to discuss the possibility of receiving electricity from Jordan and gas from Egypt through Syrian … Read More
The Lebanese parliament on Friday told the judge who is investigating last year’s Beirut port explosion that he had exceeded his powers by issuing a subpoena for caretaker Prime Minister … Read More
The deadly attack on Kabul airport has underlined the realpolitik facing Western powers in Afghanistan: engaging with the Taliban may be their best chance to prevent the country sliding into … Read More
The second unit of United Arab Emirates’ only nuclear power plant has started operations, UAE leaders announced on Twitter on Friday.
The head of one of Lebanon’s most powerful security agencies ordered his officers to stand firm in the face of a national crisis that could be protracted, warning of the … Read More
U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including 13 U.S. soldiers … Read More
Christine Tohme had already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer when Lebanon’s financial system began to unravel in 2019.
After being forced to postpone their first face-to-face meeting because of the Afghanistan suicide bombings, U.S. President Joe Biden was scheduled to host Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the … Read More
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian left for Iraq Friday to participate in a regional summit, the ministry said.
US President Joe Biden pledged on Thursday to hunt down the perpetrators of the suicide bombings in Kabul that killed 12 American troops.