Category: News

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.

The dysfunctional nature of the Lebanese economy has meant that while the US dollar cost of renting in Beirut has largely decreased due to restrictions on international travel and the … Read More

Dubai is parting with a longstanding requirement that restaurants be covered by curtains in the daytime during Ramadan to shield the sight of food from people fasting.

The Lebanese pound fell on the black market Monday, trading at LL12,850 against the dollar, as efforts to resolve the country’s political crisis remain deadlocked.

Protests erupted against police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday about 10 miles (16 km) from where … Read More