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Lebanon registered 12 coronavirus deaths and 815 cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Friday

Lebanon registers 12 COVID-19 deaths, 815 cases in last 24 hours

The 24-member Lebanese government announced Friday after a 13-month wait is headed by third-time Prime Minister Najib Mikati but all other members are newcomers.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon, and added it was vital that Lebanon’s politicians stuck to engagements necessary to … Read More

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.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to overtake Pele as the top international goalscorer in South American football history Thursday as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Bolivia in their … Read More

Israeli police shot and fatally wounded a Palestinian assailant Friday during an attempted stabbing in the Old City of annexed east Jerusalem, police and hospital sources said.

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.

President Michel Aoun said Friday Lebanon would “climb out of the hole” that it is in after finally agreeing to a new government.

With Alaouie’s departure, the last surviving member of a generation of left-leaning, politically engaged Lebanese auteurs steps out of the frame