Lebanese pound hits new record at LL12,000 rate
The Lebanese pound hit an unprecedented low in value Saturday, trading for as high as LL12,000 against the dollar on the black market.
Six killed in protests in Myanmar as US, allies vow to restore democracy
At least six protesters were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 … Read More
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
HERAT, Afghanistan: A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, officials … Read More
US resumes aid to Yemen’s rebel north as famine threatens
The United States announced a resumption of aid to Yemen’s rebel-held north on Friday to fight a looming famine as the country’s nearly six-year-old war grinds on.
UN urges foreign troops and mercenaries to leave Libya
The UN Security Council on Friday urged countries with troops and mercenaries in Libya to withdraw them “without delay” as demanded in the cease-fire agreement between the country’s warring parties.
Lebanon registers 48 coronavirus deaths, 2,930 cases
Lebanon Thursday registered 48 more coronavirus-related deaths and 2,930 new cases as the caretaker health minister warned of careless attitudes toward virus prevention measures.
Lebanon registers 48 new coronavirus deaths, 2,930 cases
Lebanon registers 48 new coronavirus deaths, 2,930 cases
Protesters march to Parliament as Lebanon crisis persists
More than 1,000 protesters marched toward the Parliament Friday calling for the formation of a transitional government as Lebanon’s leaders have been unable to stem the free falling local currency … Read More
Virtual exhibition reflects upon Lebanon’s challenges
‘The idea is that we wanted to give a scream from Lebanon in an artistic way. Sublimating pain through art is really part of this, because after the explosion we … Read More
Can Italy’s Dante find justice, 700 years after his death?
‘Our objective is to assess, in the light of new evidence that may emerge, if these [three] verdicts [against Dante] could be the subject of a retrial,’ criminal lawyer Alessandro … Read More