Tensions at Jerusalem flashpoint shrine on Jewish holy day
Israeli police clashed with Muslim protestors Sunday at a flashpoint Jerusalem Old City shrine as Jews were headed there to mark a religious holiday, police said.
Lebanon registers 450 COVID-19 cases, one death in last
Lebanon registers 450 COVID-19 cases, one death in last 24 hours
Bears rescued from Lebanon zoo fly to US sanctuary
Two Syrian brown bears rescued from a zoo in south Lebanon are on their way to a US wildlife sanctuary.
OPEC+ agrees oil supply boost from August as prices surge
OPEC+ ministers agreed on Sunday to boost oil supply from August to cool prices which have climbed to 2-1/2 year highs as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
Bears rescued from Lebanon zoo fly to US sanctuary
Two Syrian brown bears rescued from a zoo in south Lebanon are on their way to a US wildlife sanctuary, Animals Lebanon said on Sunday.
Lebanon faces risk of instability, chaos after Hariri quit: Analysts
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s decision to step down has jolted Lebanon, threatening to throw the crises-ridden country into further political and economic instability and social unrest, analysts said, amid warnings … Read More
Egyptian activist freed after nearly two years without trial
Egyptian activist and journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah, one of the symbols of the 2011 revolution, has been freed after nearly 22 months in pre-trial detention, lawyer Khaled Ali said Sunday.
Iran insists prisoner swap deal was agreed with US, says ready to proceed ‘today’
Iran insisted on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement … Read More
IMF’s $860 million commitment gives slight hope for Lebanon
The resignation of Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri last week had a serious impact on the local market as the dollar rate exceeded LL22,000 following this news.
Source: IMF ready to commit up to $4 billion to new Lebanese government
The International Monetary Fund informed caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni that the fund is willing to commit $3 billion to $4 billion to any new Cabinet that is committed to … Read More