IMF expects more measures from Lebanon to comply with its program
Central Bank’s plan to totally lift the subsidies on gasoline may encourage the new Lebanese Cabinet to proceed successfully in talks with the International Monetary Fund.
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Lebanese pound falls for third day in a row
The Lebanese pound was trading at 16,400 to the dollar on the black market Thursday
Timeline: Tunisia’s authoritarian slide
In the decade since Tunisia’s toppling of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali sparked the Arab Spring, the North African country has had almost as many governments.
Romelu Lukaku: Football superstar calls for social media CEOs and footballers to meet
Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku has called for Big Tech CEOs, governments and football bodies to have a meeting with Premier League players to come up with solutions to deal with racism … Read More
Lebanon’s only suicide hotline inundated with calls
The phones at Lebanon’s only suicide hotline hardly ever stop ringing as people grow more and more desperate in the face of a financial downturn that has spurred a mental … Read More
Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan aviation as dispute deepens
Algeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut … Read More
Syria sees spike in COVID-19 cases as fears grow of new wave
Syria is facing a new surge in COVID-19 infections in both government-held areas and territory outside state control that could overwhelm the war-ravaged country’s fragile health system, aid workers, officials … Read More
Asensio bags hat-trick as Real Madrid hit Mallorca for six
Marco Asensio scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid Wednesday against Mallorca, his boyhood club, as Madrid cruised to a 6-1 win to go top of La Liga.
Juve squeeze past Spezia to earn first Serie A win of season
Juventus pulled themselves out of the Serie A relegation zone Wednesday after earning their first league victory of the season at the fifth attempt, coming from behind to win 3-2 … Read More
Hakimi earns PSG last-gasp win at Metz
Achraf Hakimi struck deep in stoppage time to earn Paris St Germain a 2-1 victory at bottom side Metz Wednesday and maintain their perfect Ligue 1 record this season.