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The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression in their countries.

The Lebanese pound fell again Friday, trading at LL18,750 to the dollar on the black market, exchange dealers said.

The United States on Thursday denounced Hezbollah’s deliveries of Iranian fuel in crisis-hit Lebanon as a public relations stunt and warned that Tehran remained under sanctions.

Iraqis go to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections, two years after a wave of anti-government protests swept the war-scarred country, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to deliver … Read More

Theo Hernandez shot France into a Nations League final with Spain Thursday with a last-gasp strike which earned Les Bleus a thrilling 3-2 win from two goals down against Belgium.

A Saudi-led consortium completed its takeover of Premier League club Newcastle United Thursday despite warnings from Amnesty International that the deal represented “sportswashing” of the Gulf kingdom’s human rights record.

Lebanon’s resilient defending continued in World Cup qualifying Thursday as the Cedars largely frustrated Iraq en route to a goalless draw in Doha.

Iran’s new foreign minister Thursday wrapped up daylong talks with top Lebanese officials by declaring that Tehran was ready to help Lebanon overcome its dire economic crisis, including the building … Read More

Joude Gorani and Mohammad Ali Atassi’s new documentary looks into how exclusion from education and meaningful work fuels the frustration of Lebanon’s youth, whether Lebanese, Palestinian or Syrian

Lebanon registered 519 new coronavirus cases and five deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Thursday.