Lebanon reports 1,386 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths
Lebanon reports 1,386 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths
Grealish bags first City goal as champs cruise
Jack Grealish scored his first goal for Manchester City as the Premier League champions thrashed Norwich 5-0 Saturday.
Liverpool banish Burnley ghosts at Anfield
Liverpool celebrated the return of a full house to Anfield by extending their 100 percent start to the Premier League season as goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane saw … Read More
Iran’s Raisi says tackling Covid, reviving economy priorities
Iran’s ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi said Saturday his government will prioritise tackling Covid and accelerating vaccinations ahead of an economic revival, as he defended his cabinet choices before parliament.
UNICEF warns millions of Lebanese face water shortages
More than 4 million people in Lebanon could face a critical shortage of water or be cut off completely in the coming days, UNICEF warned, due to a severe fuel … Read More
Former head of Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Committee says he is under house arrest
The former head of Tunisia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has been placed under house arrest, he said on Facebook on Friday, hours after security forces took control of the commission’s headquarters.
Taliban co-founder arrives in Kabul to hammer out new government as airport chaos grows
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar has arrived in Kabul for talks with other leaders to hammer out a new Afghan government, a Taliban official said on Saturday, almost a week after … Read More
Under-pressure Biden tries to reassure US on Afghanistan
President Joe Biden sought Friday to reassure the United States on the dramatic evacuation from Afghanistan, promising no Americans would be abandoned in one of the “most difficult” airlifts in … Read More
Gulf Arabs jittery about Taliban takeover but may seek pragmatic ties
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, among the few who recognised the Taliban’s radical 1996-2001 rule in Afghanistan, will likely take a pragmatic approach to its return to power … Read More
Hospitals treating Akkar victims seek supplies
With Lebanon’s hospitals already struggling through fuel and medical shortages, the devastating oil tanker explosion in Akkar has dried up the reserves of the hospitals treating the victims, as they … Read More