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Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will meet his French counterpart in Paris this week for talks that will include an “update” on the Pegasus spyware scandal, his office said Tuesday.

At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where more than 1,100 have perished this … Read More

New Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati began consultations with parliamentary blocs Tuesday, kicking off his effort to form a long-awaited government that would tackle Lebanon’s economic crisis.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday sealed an agreement formally ending the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than … Read More

The European Union on Monday urged Lebanon’s political elite to form a government without delay, following the nomination of Lebanese businessman Najib Mikati to be designated as prime minister.

France on Monday urged the formation of a “competent and capable” government in Lebanon to carry out reforms after a year of political deadlock.

Najib Mikati, a billionaire businessman and Lebanon’s latest premier-designate, is a political veteran viewed by some as emblematic of the crony politics that steered the country towards collapse.

Armed with the support of a parliamentary majority for his designation as Lebanon’s new prime minister, former Premier Najib Mikati pledged Monday to quickly form a government to rescue the … Read More

Lebanon recorded 341 coronavirus cases and two deaths over the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Monday.

Lebanon records 341 COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours