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The Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz powered into the conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs Wednesday as an electrifying display from Luka Doncic took the Dallas Mavericks to … Read More

President Bashar al-Assad was among those to be vaccinated after Syria received a first shipment of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing the … Read More

The Lebanese pound fell for a third day in a row Thursday, trading at LL13,150 against the dollar on the black market, as the country sank deeper into political and … Read More

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday and emphasized U.S. commitment to helping Saudi Arabia defend its territory and people, the Pentagon … Read More

The European Union envoy coordinating talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal said on Wednesday he believed a deal would be struck at the next round of talks starting next … Read More

Naftali Bennett, a multi-millionaire former tech entrepreneur who made a name in politics with hardline religious-nationalist rhetoric, could become Israel’s next prime minister.

Yair Lapid, who late Wednesday succeeded in assembling the most improbable coalition in Israel’s history, is a former opposition leader and television anchor.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Wednesday announced they have reached a deal to form a new governing coalition, paving the way for the ouster of the longtime Israeli leader.

In a further blow to depositors, the Central Bank asked all commercial banks to stop paying LL3,900 for each US dollar and to return to the old LL1,507 rate.

Lebanon recorded 214 coronavirus cases and five deaths over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Wednesday.