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Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic, circling Islam’s holiest site in masks and on distanced … Read More

The Lebanese pound gained Saturday, trading at 22,300 to the dollar on the black market, after a steep tumble Friday following the resignation of ex-prime minister designate Saad Hariri.

Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn.

Lebanon’s army chief General Joseph Aoun said on Friday the situation in the country was worsening and would further escalate as a financial crisis stokes political and social tensions.

French anti-corruption judges have taken over the probe into the personal wealth of Lebanon’s central bank chief, prosecutors said on Friday, raising the likelihood he may face money-laundering charges.

Lebanon recorded 577 new coronavirus cases and one death in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Friday.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said Friday that suspects had been arrested for the murder over a year ago of academic and government adviser Hisham al-Hashemi.

A pro-Kurdish opposition lawmaker returned to parliament on Friday after Turkey’s top court ruled that his jailing on terror charges violated his constitutional rights.

Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo issued a hands off warning to clubs interested in Harry Kane Friday amid speculation over the England captain’s future.

France’s justice minister was charged on Friday in a conflict of interest inquiry after nearly six hours of questioning by investigating magistrates, his lawyers said.