Category: News

Lebanon registered 42 new coronavirus-related deaths and 1,008 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Monday as a new set of measures for the month of Ramadan … Read More

Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO … Read More

Jordanian King Abdullah II’s half-brother Prince Hamzah, allegedly involved in a plot to destabilise the country, will not face trial, the prime minister told a closed session of parliament Monday.

Caretaker Public Works and Transport Minister Michel Najjar Monday signed a decree that officially expands Lebanon’s claim in its maritime border dispute with Israel.

The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine bomb on a residential neighbourhood in the rebel-controlled Idlib region in February 2018, … Read More

Japan sucked in its breath as Hideki Matsuyama almost blew his chance to win the Masters but the golfer’s one-shot victory at Augusta National sparked a joyous reaction back home … Read More

The World Bank projected that Lebanon’s GDP to contract by 9.5 percent in 2021 due to various political and economic factors.

American recession drama “Nomadland” and British coming-of-age story “Rocks” lead nominations at this weekend’s BAFTA awards with seven nods each, but the race remains open with a list of contenders … Read More

The crippling sanctions as a result of the maximum pressure policy imposed against Iran since former president Trump’s administration pulled out of the JCPOC, have placed Tehran on the defensive … Read More

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Monday it had fired 17 drones and two ballistic missiles at targets in Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Aramco facilities in Jubail and Jeddah.