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Lebanon registered 64 new coronavirus deaths and 3,544 more cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Wednesday, as problems with the AstraZeneca jabs look set to hit … Read More

US President Joe Biden has said that it would be “tough” to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in … Read More

Hundreds of Yemenis took to the streets of the southern port city of Aden for a second day Wednesday to protest poor living conditions and rising prices in the war-torn … Read More

The World Health Organization said Wednesday its experts were still reviewing safety data on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine following concerns around blood clots but recommended that injection programmes continue.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh expected Wednesday a retreat in the Lebanese pound’s rate against the dollar once new proposals are studied.

Demonstrators briefly attempted to storm Lebanon’s Economy Ministry Wednesday to protest skyrocketing prices of basic goods as the local currency collapses.

The UAE will not get involved in Israeli electioneering, an Emirati official said Wednesday, in pointed comments amid new reports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit ahead of … Read More

Three people were killed and nearly 1,900 injured celebrating Iran’s traditional fire festival in the runup to this weekend’s Persian New Year, emergency services said Wednesday.

Jordan’s state security court sentenced six men to death Wednesday after convicting them of maiming a 16-year-old boy in a case that triggered public outrage, a court official said.

Syria’s first couple are on their way to recovery nine days after testing positive for the coronavirus, President Bashar Assad’s office said Wednesday.