Lebanon: A fragile or failed state?
Next week, the Lebanese people will be commemorating the Civil War that erupted on April 13, 1975, and ended with Taif Agreement in 1990.
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‘A space to listen’: Lebanese tackle crisis on Clubhouse
In a break from social media mud-slinging and Lebanon’s perennially polarised debates, audio app Clubhouse is hosting a new kind of conversation in the crisis-hit country.
EMA official links AstraZeneca vaccine and thrombosis
A top official in the European Medicines Agency said in an interview published Tuesday that there is a link between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and blood clots.
New recording indicates Jordanians tried to silence prince
A new audio recording that surfaced Tuesday indicates that Jordanian authorities tried to silence a former crown prince for meeting with internal critics but contains no mention of a foreign … Read More
Sceptical president invites Netanyahu to form next Israeli government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a new lease on his political life on Tuesday, receiving a mandate from Israel’s president to form a new government after an inconclusive election.
UAE’s first nuclear power plant begins commercial operations
The United Arab Emirates’ first nuclear power plant started commercial operations on Tuesday, the Gulf Arab state’s leaders announced on Twitter.
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3 million amid new infections resurgence
Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide crossed 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the latest global resurgence of COVID-19 infections is challenging vaccination efforts across the globe.
Netanyahu chosen by Israel’s president to try to form next government
Netanyahu chosen by Israel’s president to try to form next government
In Israel, twin dramas point to difficult path for Netanyahu
Israel’s future and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate wound through court and political circles on Tuesday, as the country’s president weighed whether corruption charges against the premier should influence his … Read More
Netanyahu gets official nod to form next Israeli government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got a new lease on his political life on Tuesday, receiving a mandate from Israel’s president to form a new government after an inconclusive election.