Lebanon reports 10 COVID-19 deaths, 1,015 cases in last 24 hours
Lebanon registers 1,015 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths in last 24 hours
First Afghan cricket team in Taliban era arrives in Bangladesh
Afghanistan’s Under-19 team began to arrive in Bangladesh Saturday to play a short series, an official said, the first Afghan cricket team to play abroad following the Taliban takeover.
Iran calls on US to stop its addiction to sanctions
Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald … Read More
Syria ‘ready’ to help Lebanon with gas, electricity transit
Syria has agreed to help crisis-hit Lebanon by allowing gas and electricity transit through its territory, a senior Lebanese official said Saturday during the first high-level visit from Beirut to … Read More
Syria says it welcomes Lebanon’s request to import energy
Syria said on Saturday that it welcomed Lebanon’s request to import Egyptian gas for energy generation via its territory after Lebanese ministers made the highest level visit to Damascus in … Read More
Lebanon turns to Syria for desperately-needed energy imports
A delegation of high-ranking Lebanese ministers visited Damascus Saturday for talks on importing energy via Syria, the first such official visit since its civil war broke out 10 years ago.
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine
Bahraini authorities have authorised the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the first time the Russian shot has been approved for a third dose, the … Read More
Saudi state media companies to start moving from Dubai to Riyadh
Dubai-based Saudi state-owned media companies will start moving staff this month to the capital Riyadh, sources said, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presses ahead with plans to remould the … Read More
Taliban yet to name government as Panjshir resistance holds
Fresh fighting was reported Saturday between the Taliban and resistance forces in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, even as the hardline Islamists finalise a new government that will set the tone for … Read More
U.N. to convene Afghanistan aid conference on Sept. 13
The United Nations will convene an international aid conference in Geneva on Sept.13