Lebanese pound nudges higher to snap losing streak
The Lebanese pound rose on the black market Friday, trading at LL16,850 to the dollar, ending a six-day losing streak.
Karpowership stops electricity supply to Lebanon
Turkey’s Karpowership said it stopped supplying Lebanon with electricity from its two power ships Friday as its contract expired.
Dubai opens glitzy Expo with extravagant show
Dubai opened its extravagant Expo 2020 on Thursday with a flashy ceremony boasting fireworks and lights displays as it attempts to woo the world despite the pandemic.
Syria hospitals hit hard as Covid-19 cases spike
Covid-19 cases have soared to critical levels across Syria in recent weeks, officials told AFP Friday, with health facilities reaching maximum capacity and unable to cope.
Qatari women take careful steps at first polls
Qatari women are standing in the country’s first legislative election Saturday, but in far lower numbers than men, prompting warnings that their influence on issues that affect women could be … Read More
For residents of Syria camp, slow death or risky exit
A slow death if they stay or possible detention if they leave: the last residents of a Syria desert camp face an unenviable choice ahead of a new “voluntary departure” … Read More
Jordan PM holds talks on supplying Lebanon with electricity, gas
Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr al-Khasawneh Thursday held talks with top Lebanese leaders focusing on supplying Lebanon with Jordanian electricity and transferring Egyptian gas to help the crises-hit country plagued by … Read More
Hezbollah says downed Israeli drone in south Lebanon
Hezbollah said Thursday its fighters downed an Israeli drone flying over south Lebanon.
Danish artist loaned $84,000 by museum keeps cash, calls it art
The Aalborg museum commissioned Jens Haaning to reproduce two works using Danish kroner and euros to represent the annual salary in Denmark and Austria. Haaning then submitted two blank canvasses … Read More
Over 2,000 health facilities shuttered in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s health system is on the verge of collapse, a top Red Cross official warned Thursday, saying more than 2,000 health facilities had been shuttered across the conflict-ravaged country.