Review: Selectively cyberpunk: ‘Alephia 2025’
Just in time for the Ramadan viewing season, Spring Entertainment promises an hour of Lebanese-driven, MENA-region inspired, anime-ish drama
Tunisia runs out of intensive care beds as variant spreads
Tunisian hospitals have run out of intensive care beds amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, a member of the independent scientific committee that advises the government said on Thursday.
Ramadan nights see Israeli police and Palestinians face off in Jerusalem
Nightly clashes and other violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem during Ramadan have laid bare simmering tensions in the holy city.
Chad on edge as rebels threaten to advance on capital after president’s death
Chad’s new military leaders received backing from France on Thursday despite protestations from the political opposition and some army officers as rebels geared up to resume an offensive on the … Read More
Dubai-bred baby sharks released into Gulf
The baby sharks, bred at a gargantuan luxury resort on Dubai’s artificial palm-shaped island, had never before encountered the open sea.
US pledges to halve its emissions by 2030 in renewed climate fight
The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it hopes will spur other big emitter countries … Read More
Hamas warns against delaying next month’s Palestinian election
Any change to the timetable for the first Palestinian elections in 15 years would deal a heavy blow to efforts to reconcile the rival administrations in Gaza and the West … Read More
Aoun calls on Lebanese to be ‘patient’ as country collapses
President Michel Aoun Thursday called on the Lebanese people to be “patient” as the country collapses and people are suffering its repercussions.
Hariri requests the Pope’s help, hits back at Aoun
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Thursday requested the assistance of Pope Francis to help Lebanon overcome its crises during a meeting at the Vatican.
Consumer prices up 155 percent in February 2021
Consumer prices in Lebanon continued to surge dramatically as the authorities still contemplate ways to lift the subsidies gradually and issue new pre-paid cards for low income families.