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The Lebanese pound fell slightly Friday, trading at LL15,250 against the dollar on the black market.

Israeli jets launched air strikes in Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday after militants in the Palestinian territory again set off incendiary balloons into southern Israel, the army and AFP journalists … Read More

Israel said Friday it will transfer around 1 million doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority.

Iranians voted Friday in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory after all serious rivals were barred from … Read More

Memphis Depay’s early penalty set the Netherlands on the way to a 2-0 win over Austria in Amsterdam Thursday, their second straight victory at Euro 2020 securing qualification for the … Read More

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Wimbledon championships starting this month for personal reasons but her agent said Thursday that the world number two will be ready for the Tokyo … Read More

Kevin De Bruyne’s late entry onto the European Championship stage not only turned a beleaguered Belgium into winners over Denmark in Thursday’s Group B clash but also underlined the rich … Read More

The Central Bank Thursday said that some licensed exchange dealers are not registering all the daily transactions on Sayrafa platform, which may have caused the dollar to rise against the … Read More

Hezbollah said Thursday it was exerting pressure on the parties concerned in order to facilitate the formation of a new government desperately needed to enact reforms and rescue the crises-ridden … Read More

Lebanon records 165 coronavirus cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours