Tsitsipas overcomes Zverev fightback to reach first major final
Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off a fightback from German Alexander Zverev to win 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 in a scintillating French Open clash Friday and book a … Read More
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China calls COVID-19 lab-leak theory ‘absurd,’ Blinken urges transparency
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and … Read More
Israeli fire kills Palestinian teen in West Bank protest
A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli fire on Friday during clashes between protesters and Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said.
Lebanon reports 206 COVID-19 cases, five deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon recorded 206 coronavirus cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Friday, as the country prepared to ramp up its inoculation campaign.
Officials: Explosion kills 5 separatists in southern Yemen
An explosion in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Friday killed at least five separatist troops and wounded six people, including civilians, Yemeni security and medical officials said.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Biden and Johnson watch on in blimp form as protesters demand G7 action
Blimps of Joe Biden and Boris Johnson floated off the Cornish coast on Friday as hundreds of protesters targeted the G7 summit in southwest England to demand action on the … Read More
Algerian rulers aim for return to established order with election
Algeria’s president and the generals backing him hope Saturday’s parliamentary election will mark an end to two years of upheaval, but in the capital’s steep, winding streets few people seemed … Read More
Italian Library inaugurated at Lebanese University
The new Italian Library at the Center for Languages and Translation at the Lebanese University was inaugurated Wednesday by the Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon Nicoletta Bombardiere, together with the … Read More
Pharmacies, gas stations close due to shortages in Lebanon
Pharmacies across Lebanon shuttered their doors on Friday in protest of severe supply shortages, as motorists seeking fuel queued for hours outside petrol stations since the crack of dawn.