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Lebanon registers 1,224 COVID-19 cases, two deaths in 24 hours

Lebanon’s Ray Bassil finished in 23rd place in the women’s trap shooting Wednesday, securing 67 from 75 bowls to ensure her place in Thursday’s second round.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed fresh Syria-related sanctions on several individuals and entities, according to the Treasury’s website, increasing pressure on President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

Tunisia’s judiciary has opened an investigation into allegations political parties received foreign funding ahead of national elections held in 2019, the prosecutor’s office told AFP on Wednesday.

The United States will return to Iraq some 17,000 archaeological treasures dating back 4,000 years and looted in recent decades, an “unprecedented” restitution, the culture minister in Baghdad said Wednesday.

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that experience has shown “trusting the West does not work”, as the Islamic republic prepares for a new administration to take power.

Israel announced Wednesday it is to issue 16,000 more permits for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to work in its construction and hotel industries, taking the total to over … Read More

Face masks should be mandatory in all public places in Lebanon, the Committee for the Follow-up and Preventative Measures for COVID-19 recommend during a meeting Wednesday, following the recent spike … Read More

Iran’s supreme leader said Wednesday the United States has conditioned its return to a landmark nuclear deal on a guarantee of “future” talks on Tehran’s missile arsenal and regional issues.

A top-level Taliban delegation visiting China on Wednesday assured Beijing the group will not allow Afghanistan to be used as a base for plotting against another country.