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The U.S. State Department on Wednesday said it is working to forge an international consensus behind the need for an Afghanistan peace accord even as it acknowledged that “all indications” … Read More
Exhausted Greek firefighters battled blazes for a ninth day on Wednesday amid sweltering temperatures that also helped stoke wildfires in Algeria, where at least 65 people died, and in southern … Read More
The foreign ministers of Morocco and Israel signed three accords on Wednesday during the first visit by a top official from the Jewish state since ties were normalised last year.
Lebanon’s Central Bank said it would begin Thursday offering lines of credit for fuel purchases based on market price for pound, ending its subsidy for the essential product.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday urged OPEC and its allies to boost oil output to tackle rising gasoline prices that they see as a threat to the global … Read More
Lebanon registers 2,591 COVID-19 cases, six deaths in last 24 hours
Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati met Wednesday with President Michel Aoun, but no major progress was reported in the latest bid to narrow their differences over the formation of a new … Read More
Lebanon recorded 1,593 new COVID-19 cases, and six deaths, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said he could no longer open lines of credit for fuel imports or subsidize its purchase, Al-Jadeed TV quoted him as saying in a meeting … Read More
Salameh told Higher Defense Council he can no longer subsidize fuel purchases: Al-Jadeed TV