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Lebanon registered 42 more coronavirus-related deaths and 3,158 new cases, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as the death toll from the virus crossed the 5,000 mark.

Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet … Read More

Lebanon registers 42 new coronavirus deaths, 3,158 cases

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Saturday against Ethiopia continuing to fill its Nile dam, on his first visit to Sudan since the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir nearly … Read More

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Tunisian capital Saturday to demand the release of a gay rights and democracy activist sentenced to jail for insulting police officers.

Lebanon was in flames Saturday as protesters blocked roads with burning tires for a fifth consecutive day while the local currency plummeted.

The death toll has risen to at least 20 after a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a popular restaurant in Somalia’s capital on Friday night, with 30 wounded, the … Read More

The EU will open talks with Washington Monday to ensure its supply of US-made materials for coronavirus vaccines, a European source said Saturday, items currently under tough export restrictions.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka compromised his side’s faint hopes of a top four finish in the Premier League as the Swiss midfielder’s embarrassing mistake gifted Burnley a 1-1 draw Saturday.

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he was ready to halt his work if that would increase pressure for a new government to be formed, in a move that could … Read More