Lebanese pound plunges to 14,000 to dollar
The Lebanese pound plunged Tuesday, trading at LL13,950 against the dollar, as banks and customers awaited a BDL circular to allow depositors to withdraw up to $400 a month
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Turkey offers to run Kabul airport after NATO’s Afghan withdrawal
Turkey has offered to guard and run Kabul’s airport after the United States and other NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan
800 arrested worldwide in huge crime sting: Europol
Police arrested 800 people in a huge global sting involving encrypted phones used by criminals that were secretly planted by law enforcement agencies, the EU police agency Europol said Tuesday.
Heavy sleepers: elephants on epic trek take nap
A herd of wild elephants in southwestern China have been captured on camera taking a breather from a 500-kilometre march of chaos that has caused more than $1 million in … Read More
Parliament to vote Sunday on new Israeli govt, speaker says
Israel’s legislature will vote on Sunday on approving a new government, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, a move that will unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving … Read More
Lebanon COVID-19 cases drop to 71, with six deaths
Lebanon recorded the lowest number of coronavirus infections in 11 months with just 71 cases detected in the last 24 hours and six deaths, the Health Ministry said Monday.
FPM seen retreating from Berri’s 24-member Cabinet pitch
The Free Patriotic Movement appears to be backing off from its support for a proposed Cabinet of 24 nonpartisan specialists with no veto power to any side, a political source … Read More
Iranian ‘breakout time’ will fall to weeks if not constrained: Blinken
The United States still does not know whether Iran is ready to resume compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal and if Tehran continues to violate the pact, the “breakout time” … Read More
Iran cleric who helped found Hezbollah dies
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran’s ambassador to Syria helped found Hezbollah and lost his right hand to a book bombing reportedly carried out by Israel, died … Read More
Romelu Lukaku: Racism in football is at an all-time high
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku speaks to CNN’s Don Riddell prior to the Euro 2021 tournament about the prevalence of racism in football nowadays and how social media is fueling it.