EXPLAINER-How bad is the crisis in Lebanon?
Lebanon’s financial meltdown has swiftly worsened in the last month, with much of the country crippled by fuel shortages that have ignited country-wide security incidents.
We will get out of hell, Aoun says after govt formed
President Michel Aoun said Friday Lebanon would “climb out of the hole” that it is in after finally agreeing to a new government.
Lebanon says farewell to filmmaking pioneer Borhane Alaouie
With Alaouie’s departure, the last surviving member of a generation of left-leaning, politically engaged Lebanese auteurs steps out of the frame
Libyan dictator’s son Saadi Gaddafi in Turkey: spokesman
Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was killed in a 2011 uprising, has moved to Turkey after being freed from jail, the family spokesman said … Read More
Raducanu, Fernandez set up battle of teens in U.S. Open final
It will be the Big Apple battle of teenagers in Saturday’s U.S. Open final after Britain’s Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier to reach the title clash at a major, … Read More
Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad convicted of forgery in Geneva trial
A Swiss criminal court convicted Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, a power broker in international sports, of forgery on Friday in a trial over whether he used a bogus Kuwaiti coup … Read More
UAE’s Barakah nuclear power starts second reactor, government says
Barakah nuclear power station in the United Arab Emirates began operating its second reactor, the Abu Dhabi government media office said on Friday, after the first reactor started commercial operations … Read More
Tycoon Mikati leads Lebanon’s first government in a year
Prime minister Najib Mikati succeeded in forming a cabinet on Friday in negotiations with President Michel Aoun, over a year after the last one resigned.
PM Mikati says hopes to stop country’s collapse
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday he hoped to stop his country collapse and bring back prosperity.
Heated tobacco: An advanced technology for a smoke-free future
Heated tobacco: An advanced technology for a smoke-free future