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The Lebanese pound was little changed on the black market Thursday, trading at LL18,100 against the dollar, with all eyes on the latest push to form a new government quickly.
Tunisia lurched further into political uncertainty Wednesday as President Kais Saied dismissed more officials, days after he suspended parliament and assumed executive powers in what opponents labelled a coup.
Two rockets were fired early Thursday against Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone which houses the US embassy, without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi security source told AFP.
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine carries a small extra risk of rare blood clots with low platelets after the first dose and no extra risk after the second
The United States on Wednesday condemned the reported use of violence by Iranian security forces against people protesting waters shortages, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
A Palestinian boy wounded by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday has died from his wounds, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Israel is taking seriously allegations that spyware developed by an Israeli company was used against public figures including French President Emmanuel Macron, Israel’s defence minister told his French counterpart during … Read More
Raging wildfires have burned large swathes of Lebanon’s pine forests in the mountainous north of the country, killing at least one firefighter and forcing some residents to flee, the National … Read More
The main hope of a nation, said the Dutch scholar Erasmus, lies in the proper education of its youth.