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Lebanon recorded 1,593 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Wednesday.

Using laser pointers and noisy horns to torment Jewish settlers across the valley, Palestinians in Beita have set themselves apart from others demonstrating against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.

Serena Williams hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title took another hit on Wednesday when she announced on her Instagram page that she was pulling out of next week’s … Read More

Paris Saint-Germain turned down Real Madrid’s bid to prise away Kylian Mbappe Wednesday, with sporting director Leonardo saying the offer of around 160 million euros ($188 million) was “not enough” … Read More

Lebanon registers 1,593 COVID-19 cases, five deaths in last 24 hours

Barring last-minute hitches, Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati is set to meet President Michel Aoun Thursday to present him with a Cabinet lineup of 24 nonpartisan specialists, in the latest bid … Read More

The giant dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile made no impact on this year’s floods in Sudan, which had taken costly precautions in the absence of any deal … Read More

Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road Wednesday with a shared goal — to spread peace in a country embroiled in conflict for more than seven years.

Attackers shot dead at least 36 people and destroyed buildings in a night raid on a village near the central Nigerian city of Jos, officials said, in an area hit … Read More

Algeria has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco over alleged “hostile actions”, accusations the kingdom has dismissed as “absurd”.