Lebanese children deserve a future
Children in Lebanon are at risk as a result of the increasing crises. According to the United Nations, more than three-quarters of Lebanon’s families do not have enough food or … Read More
Wes Anderson, The man who made his own film industry
Anderson’s singular approach, full of meticulous sets and symmetrical shots, has paid off. He has total creative control and an ever-growing menagerie of megastars eager to join his famously convivial … Read More
Volkswagen aims for half of vehicle sales to be electric by 2030
Volkswagen said on Tuesday it expected battery electric vehicles to account for half of its global vehicle sales by 2030, as Europe’s largest carmaker prepares to phase out combustion engine … Read More
Taliban warn Turkey against ‘reprehensible’ plan to run Kabul airport
The Taliban warned Turkey on Tuesday against plans to keep some troops in Afghanistan to run and guard Kabul’s main airport after the withdrawal of foreign soldiers, calling the strategy … Read More
French firm seeks new use for tonnes of grain blown up in Beirut blast
A French firm has begun sifting through the rubble from Beirut’s destroyed grain silo to collect the remnants of thousands of tonnes of wheat that is rotting and attracting rats … Read More
Mahassen Fattouh ready to lift as Lebanon’s first female Olympic weightlifter
Mahassen Fattouh is busy; she is avoiding COVID-19 like her life depends on it, because in a way it does. If she tests positive, she will jeopardize her chance to … Read More
Taliban say do not want to fight inside Afghanistan’s cities
The Taliban do not want to battle government forces inside Afghanistan’s cities and would rather see them surrender, a senior insurgent leader said Tuesday, as the militants also warned Turkey … Read More
Israel wants voucher system for foreign aid to Gaza: minister
Israel wants foreign aid to Gaza disbursed through a voucher system, as a safeguard against donations being diverted to bolster the Palestinian enclave’s Hamas rulers and their arsenal, a government … Read More
Grief, anger as fire in Iraq Covid unit kills 64
Grief and anger gripped the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on Tuesday after fire swept through a Covid isolation unit killing 64 people and wounding dozens more.
Lebanese pound slightly down to new record low
The Lebanese pound fell slightly Tuesday, hitting a new record low of LL19,450 to the dollar on the black market.