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President Joe Biden called on global leaders Thursday to join him in sharing coronavirus vaccines with struggling nations around the world after he promised the U.S. would donate 500 million … Read More
The United States on Thursday announced sanctions on what it called members of a smuggling network that generates tens millions of dollars for Yemen’s Houthis, pressuring the Iran-aligned movement to … Read More
The U.S. government said on Thursday it had removed sanctions on three former Iranian officials and on two companies previously involved in trading Iranian petrochemical products, a move a U.S. … Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he was working with international partners to create a financial mechanism that would ensure key Lebanese public services can continue to work as … Read More
Public transport drivers in Tripoli have been attending awareness sessions on sexual harassment, in a first of its kind not just for one of Lebanon’s most conservative cities, but the … Read More
Lebanon records 229 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon recorded 229 coronavirus cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Hospitals in Lebanon warned Thursday they may be forced to suspend kidney dialysis next week amid severe shortages in supplies, the latest in Lebanon’s accelerating crises and collapsing health sector.
The continued obstruction by President Michel Aoun and MP Gebran Bassil of the formation of a new government is boosting the chances of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepping down, Future … Read More
A French court sentenced the man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face to 18 months in jail, with 14 of them suspended, BFM TV reported.