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Nightly clashes and other violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem during Ramadan have laid bare simmering tensions in the holy city.

Chad’s new military leaders received backing from France on Thursday despite protestations from the political opposition and some army officers as rebels geared up to resume an offensive on the … Read More

The baby sharks, bred at a gargantuan luxury resort on Dubai’s artificial palm-shaped island, had never before encountered the open sea.

The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it hopes will spur other big emitter countries … Read More

Any change to the timetable for the first Palestinian elections in 15 years would deal a heavy blow to efforts to reconcile the rival administrations in Gaza and the West … Read More

President Michel Aoun Thursday called on the Lebanese people to be “patient” as the country collapses and people are suffering its repercussions.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Thursday requested the assistance of Pope Francis to help Lebanon overcome its crises during a meeting at the Vatican.

Consumer prices in Lebanon continued to surge dramatically as the authorities still contemplate ways to lift the subsidies gradually and issue new pre-paid cards for low income families.

A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said.

The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in a move aimed at speeding up a sluggish inoculation process in the war-torn country.