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The Israeli army early Friday said it had carried out airstrikes on military targets in the Gaza Strip after rockets fired from the Palestinian enclave hit southern Israel.

Lebanon’s energy minister on Thursday blamed the country’s chronic fuel shortages on smugglers exporting subsidised supplies into war-torn Syria.

Lebanon is launching its first electric car – billed as cheap and green – but sceptics say subsidised power will count for little in a flat economy reliant on fossil … Read More

Eight people were shot and killed in a shooting late Thursday at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis, police said.

With their season on the line, Arsenal’s players produced a devastating first-half performance Thursday to beat Slavia Prague and reach the Europa League semifinals.

Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters Thursday following an “awful performance” in a 6-4, 7-5 defeat by Dan Evans, while 11-time champion Rafael Nadal powered into the … Read More

The Association of Banks in Lebanon said Thursday that Lebanese lenders have transferred $240 million to Lebanese students studying abroad to cover their tuitions.

Lebanon registered 31 new coronavirus deaths and 2,501 cases, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

Lebanon registers 31 new coronavirus deaths, 2,501 cases

In alleys criss-crossing the Libyan capital’s Old City, construction crews are hard at work restoring former glory to architectural treasures neglected under ex-dictator Moammar Ghadafi and in the decade since.