EU backs youth empowerment in Lebanon
Reine Metlej, one of the program’s beneficiaries and co-founder of BIOWayste – a startup dedicated to recycling organic waste – is now ready to expand the business further with the … Read More
Palestinian mourners call for change at funeral of Abbas critic
Palestinian mourners called on Friday for a change of government as they marched through Hebron for the funeral of one of President Mahmoud Abbas’s most prominent critics, who died after … Read More
U.S.’ Blinken says lack of IAEA-Iran monitoring deal a serious concern
The lack of an interim agreement between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran on the monitoring of atomic activities is a serious concern that has been communicated to Tehran, U.S. … Read More
George leads Clippers over Suns in NBA semifinal series
Paul George scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to power the Los Angeles Clippers over Phoenix 106-92 Thursday, delivering their first victory in the NBA semifinal playoff series.
WHO warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Syrian cross-border aid not renewed
Failure to renew a cross-border aid operation into Syria before it expires next month could trigger a new “humanitarian catastrophe” in rebel-held areas in the northwest, the World Health Organization … Read More
France says to ‘act together’ with US to pressure Lebanon officials behind crisis
France and the United States have agreed to act together to put pressure on Lebanese officials responsible for the political and economic crisis gripping the country, the French foreign minister … Read More
France calls on Iran to take ‘final decisions’ to revive nuclear deal
France on Friday urged the Iranian government to take the “final decisions” to allow the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, through the re-entry of the United States to an … Read More
Iran’s leader gets locally made coronavirus vaccine shot
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei received his first dose of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, state television reported, amid an effort by the country to speed up its … Read More
Hamas flag banned in Germany under new terror rules
Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament passed a law on Friday outlawing symbols of groups designated as terrorist organisations by the EU, including the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
France and Germany drop Russia summit plan after EU’s east objects
European Union leaders on Friday rejected a Franco-German proposal to hold a summit with Russia after Poland and Baltic countries said it would send the wrong message as East-West ties … Read More