Category: News

Pakistan army said on Monday that 46 Afghan soldiers sought refuge in the country after losing control of military positions across the border following advances by Taliban insurgents.

Luka Doncic put on a clinic Monday, scoring 48 points as Slovenia blew out Argentina 118-100 in a Group C opener for both men’s basketball teams at the Tokyo Olympics.

Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won a thrilling 400m freestyle duel with American great Katie Ledecky in the Olympic pool Monday as Caeleb Dressel launched his bid for a seven-gold spree in … Read More

Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament Monday following a 6-4, 6-3 win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.

The head of Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, the largest party in parliament, led a sit-in protest Monday in front of the legislature after the army blocked him from entering, AFP photographers … Read More

President Michel Aoun began Monday binding parliamentary consultations to designate a new prime minister for crises-hit Lebanon, with former premier Najib Mikati set to easily win the nomination.

Japanese 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition Monday, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming the country’s youngest-ever gold … Read More

The great pool rivalry between Australia and the U.S. passed to a new generation on Monday when a 20-year-old known as “Terminator” hunted down the U.S. dominator of women’s distance … Read More

Aoun starts binding parliamentary consultations to appoint new PM-designate

The Lebanese pound gained on the black market Monday, trading at LL18,750 against the dollar, buoyed by the imminent appointment of a new prime minister-designate in the crises-hit country.