Yemeni official: Rebel missiles hit key city, killing 3
A Yemeni government official said Tuesday that Houthi rebels fired two missiles in a government-held city killing at least three people, including a child.
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Picasso painting found in Greek gorge years after heist
According to police sources cited by news agency ANA, the self-confessed thief had monitored security operations at Athens’ National Gallery, Greece’s largest state art collection, for six months previously. The … Read More
Sfeir re-elected president of ABL
The Association of Banks in Lebanon on Tuesday re-elected Salim Sfeir as its president for two more years.
How can people still trust the same faces?
Managing expectations is the only way to avoid disappointments, except in Lebanon where people have no high hopes from their rulers and they keep expecting them to find solutions and … Read More
In Iraq, an old U.S. foe grows his political power
On a tense February night, thousands of militiamen loyal to Shi’ite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of Baghdad and southern Iraqi cities, parading in gun-laden pick-up trucks … Read More
Israeli foreign minister in UAE on first official visit
Israel’s foreign minister landed in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in the first official visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf state since the two countries established diplomatic … Read More
Lebanese pound slightly up; banks on one day strike
The Lebanese pound slightly rose for a second day Tuesday, trading at LL17,250 to the dollar on the black market, as the government partially cut fuel subsidies.
Energy Ministry hikes fuel prices by around 35 pct
The Energy Ministry raised petrol prices Tuesday, cutting fuel subsidies in a move aimed at alleviating crippling shortages and slowing the drainage of what remains of foreign currency reserves.
After Gaza war, lawyer builds Palestinian case files
Overlooking war-battered Gaza from the tenth floor of a tower block, Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani has a new bundle of files — on victims of last month’s war … Read More
US troops come under fire in Syria after strikes against Iran-backed militias
U.S. troops came under rocket fire in Syria on Monday, but escaped injury, in apparent retaliation for weekend U.S. air strikes against Iran-aligned militia in Syria and Iraq.