Category: News

Two Syrian brown bears rescued from a zoo in south Lebanon are on their way to a US wildlife sanctuary, Animals Lebanon said on Sunday.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s decision to step down has jolted Lebanon, threatening to throw the crises-ridden country into further political and economic instability and social unrest, analysts said, amid warnings … Read More

Egyptian activist and journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah, one of the symbols of the 2011 revolution, has been freed after nearly 22 months in pre-trial detention, lawyer Khaled Ali said Sunday.

Iran insisted on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement … Read More

The resignation of Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri last week had a serious impact on the local market as the dollar rate exceeded LL22,000 following this news.

The International Monetary Fund informed caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni that the fund is willing to commit $3 billion to $4 billion to any new Cabinet that is committed to … Read More

Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca Sunday, launching the rituals of the great pilgrimage which Saudi Arabia is holding in a scaled-down form for a second … Read More

For Palestinians who lost loved ones in the fighting between Gaza militants and Israel two months ago, there is little cause for celebration during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid … Read More

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 cases among competitors residing in the athletes’ village, as its population swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next … Read More

The Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday said he “strenuously favours” a political settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan even as the hardline Islamist movement has launched a sweeping … Read More