Round one to Hamilton but Verstappen will be hard to beat
Formula One’s ‘racing gods’ smiled on Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes in Sunday’s Bahrain season-opener but round one of what promises to be a far bigger fight showed Red Bull’s Max … Read More
Lebanon orders probe into torture of detained Syrians
Lebanon’s prosecutor general Ghassan Oueidat on Monday ordered a probe into the alleged torture of more than 20 Syrians in custody following a report by Amnesty International, state media reported.
Turkey must resume accepting migrants from Greece: EU
The EU’s home affairs commissioner said on Monday that Turkey should “urgently” resume accepting hundreds of migrants from Greece, days before EU chiefs were due to hold talks in Ankara.
Iran pardons or cuts sentences of 1,800 prisoners
Iran pardoned or cut the sentences of over 1,800 prisoners to mark a religious festival celebrated on Monday, including the rare release of 100 detainees held in connection to state … Read More
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
Shipping traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal has resumed after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, the canal authority said.
France launches Sursock Museum restoration
Several French institutions are contributing to the restoration of a number of heritage buildings damaged in the Aug. 4 blast, and Ambassador Anne Grillo announced that, in cooperation with the … Read More
Zahrani substances handed over to Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission
Chemical material detected in the south Lebanon town of Zahrani were officially handed over Monday to the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, to be used for research and scientific purposes, as … Read More
Hariri submits financial disclosure statement
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri visited the Constitutional Council Monday and presented its head Judge Tanous Meshleb with a statement on financial disclosure, based on the Illicit Enrichment Law No.189 (of … Read More
BDL exchange plan may need cash injection
The Central Bank’s new platform aimed at regulating the uncontrolled exchange rate in the black market may need massive cash injection from the commercial banks or part of BDL’s foreign … Read More
Lebanon gave up sovereignty by choice
People throughout history struggled and fought for independence and self determination, but lebanon decided willingly to relinquish its national sovereignty and political independence.