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The Lebanese pound fell slightly on the black market Friday, trading at LL18,250 against the dollar, exchange dealers said.

Lebanon battled rapidly spreading wildfires for a third straight day Friday after they destroyed pine forests and threatened homes in northern areas.

Russell Westbrook joined LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster NBA trade deal with the Washington Wizards according to multiple reports Thursday.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received reports that a vessel was attacked off the Omani coast, in the Arabian Sea, on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state news agency said.

Tunisia’s parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi, in an interview with AFP, has called for a return to democracy after President Kais Saied’s shock power grab at the weekend.

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed Ridha Garsalaoui, a former national security adviser to the presidency, to run the Interior Ministry and pledged to protect rights and freedoms.

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man in clashes that erupted on Thursday during the funeral of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by soldiers a day earlier, the Palestinian health … Read More

Hezbollah is mediating with the Free Patriotic Movement in a bid to accelerate the formation of a new government desperately needed to cope with a series of crises, including an … Read More

The World Health Organization said Thursday the Delta variant has led to a “surge” in coronavirus outbreaks triggering a “fourth wave” in the Eastern Mediterranean region, where vaccination rates remain … Read More