Lebanon registers 42 COVID-19 deaths, 1,505 cases in 24 hours
Lebanon registers 42 COVID-19 deaths, 1,505 cases in 24 hours
Syria foils explosives plot in capital Damascus: state-owned agency
Syria foiled an explosives plot in the capital Damascus, security forces killing three people they said were terrorists and arresting three more, the state news agency SANA said Monday.
Morocco hopes for Israeli tourism boost when flights resume
Morocco hopes its improved ties with Israel and centuries-old Jewish history will help it offset some of the tourist trade it has lost to the global pandemic by bringing a … Read More
Born into conflict, 10-year old Syrian child is family’s breadwinner
Mohammed Abu Rdan has known nothing but conflict throughout his short life.
Britain imposes new sanctions on 6 members of Syrian regime
Britain said Monday it was imposing new sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s regime, including asset freezes and travel bans on the Syrian dictator’s close allies.
Beirut artist’s Berlin work finds art in policing
Haig Aivazian’s essay film ‘All of Your Stars Are but Dust on my Shoes’ places Beirut’s gloom in a speculative history of public lighting
‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill up a tank.
Iran warns election delays could slow nuclear deal moves
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday urged the United States to quickly rejoin the international agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear ambitions, warning that the Islamic Republic’s upcoming elections could stymie … Read More
State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the country’s state TV reported.
Iran urges UK to avoid “politicising” British-Iranian aid worker’s case
Iran urged Britain on Monday to avoid “politicising” the legal process against British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff, who faces a new charge of “propaganda against the system.