Poll: Many Democrats want more US support for Palestinians
A new poll on American attitudes toward a core conflict in the Middle East finds about half of Democrats want the U.
Category: News
UN assembly condemns US embargo on Cuba, for 29th time
The UN General Assembly condemned the nearly 60-year-old US embargo on Cuba for the 29th year in a row Wednesday, calling for it to end by a vote of 184 … Read More
Lebanon’s migrant pump attendants feel the pain of fuel shortages
Filling up cars at a petrol station in Lebanon was never Adel Mostafa’s dream job, but it paid the 44-year-old Egyptian enough to feed his family and was relatively trouble-free … Read More
Spain put five past Slovakia to book Croatia showdown
Spain finally have lift-off at Euro 2020 after a 5-0 hammering of Slovakia on Wednesday sent them through as runners-up in Group E, with Croatia their opponents in the last … Read More
Let down by rich and failing the poor, global vaccine scheme to be shaken up
Shunned by rich countries and failing to meet the needs of the poorest, a programme co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is planning … Read More
‘The Birth of Paper’: A play that links strangers by letters
Starring Milia Ayache, the Zoom-based performance, running June 24 to 29 and produced by RealTime, is an adaptation of Molly Rice’s 2003 play of the same name, now tailored to … Read More
Future MP: Hezbollah’s efforts with Bassil unlikely to end Cabinet gridlock
Hezbollah’s mediation attempts to soften MP Gebran Bassil’s tough conditions on the formation of a new government desperately needed to deliver reforms and rescue the crises-hit country from total economic … Read More
Review: In ‘F9,’ finding a new gear for ridiculousness
If you can stomach the macho melodrama, these movies are ridiculous big-screen ballets, with cars shooting out of skyscrapers and airplanes, that at their best are the right kind of … Read More
Lebanon registers 167 new coronavirus cases and three deaths
Lebanon recorded 167 new coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Wednesday, while President Michel Aoun expressed concern Wednesday over the overcrowding on … Read More
Internal Security Forces confiscate black market fuel
A van containing smuggled subsidized heavy fuel oil was confiscated in Chadra village on June 9, a statement from the Internal Security Forces said Wednesday, as residents suffer from weeks … Read More