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The Lebanese pound gained on the black market Thursday, trading at LL12,150 against the dollar.

The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week.

Before arriving in Madrid, Muhammed, Ayham, Okba and Moussa honed their skills as journalists during Syria’s bloody civil war and now they have opened Spain’s first refugee-led digital magazine.

Manchester City scored twice in the second half through Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Wednesday and reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time … Read More

Liverpool were left to rue a host of missed chances as Real Madrid held out for a 0-0 draw at Anfield to progress to the semifinals of the Champions League … Read More

A senior US State Department official Wednesday blasted Lebanese leaders, urging them to show flexibility toward forming a new government capable of enacting serious reforms and tackling mismanagement and corruption … Read More

Lebanon registers 40 new COVID-19 deaths, 2,460 cases

Lebanon marked half million total registered coronavirus cases since the first case was recorded in the country, with 2,460 new cases and 40 deaths Wednesday.

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely … Read More

The European countries party to the Iran nuclear deal told Tehran on Wednesday its decision to enrich uranium at 60% purity, bringing the fissile material closer to bomb-grade, was contrary … Read More