UAE spacecraft to explore asteroid belt beyond Mars
The United Arab Emirates will launch a spacecraft to explore a major asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, officials said Tuesday, after a UAE probe reached the red planet early … Read More
Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?
Hundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world’s reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon … Read More
Beirut blast judge summons four ex-officials for questioning
Judge Tarek Bitar summoned Tuesday a former prime minister and three ex-ministers for interrogation on suspicion of negligence and maladministration over last year’s catastrophic Beirut Port blast, judicial sources said.
Israel-Abbas ties warming but peace talks unlikely
Recent visits by three Israeli cabinet ministers to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas indicate both sides are keen to promote stability and improve ties, even if peace talks remain off the … Read More
Mikati denies any wrongdoing after Pandora Papers revelations
Prime Minister Najib Mikati has denied any wrongdoing after he was named in the Pandora Papers among political and financial officials with wealth hidden in offshore tax havens.
Russian crew blast off to film first movie in space
A Russian actress and director blasted off to the International Space Station on Tuesday in a historic bid to best the United States to film the first movie in orbit.
Nobel Physics Prize to two climate experts and Italian theorist
US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems, the … Read More
Battered Lebanese pound catches breath, unchanged against dollar
The Lebanese pound was unchanged on the black market Tuesday, trading at 17,550 to the dollar,
French Catholic Church inquiry finds 216,000 sex abuse victims from 1950
An independent inquiry into alleged sex abuse of minors by French Catholic priests, deacons and other clergy has found some 216,000 victims from 1950 to 2020, a “massive phenomenon” that … Read More
Macron wants ‘calming down’ in Algeria relations
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he hoped that tensions with Algeria could ease after a row over visas and critical comments by Paris towards Algiers.