Yemen receives third batch of COVID-19 vaccines
Yemen on Thursday received its third batch of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme, the health ministry said.
Tony Soprano returns in prequel film ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
Broadcast between 1999 and 2007, ‘The Sopranos’ marked the beginning of a golden age for television series with its dark humor and complex characters and made a star of James … Read More
Goldman estimates Lebanese banks’ losses up to $65 billion
International investment bank Goldman Sachs estimated that restructuring of Lebanon’s financial system would leave the Lebanese banks with total losses of up to $65 billion and could lead to insolvency.
Four Tunisian parties say president has lost his legitimacy
Four Tunisian parties said on Thursday that President Kais Saied has lost his legitimacy and called for an end to what they called a coup after he took control of … Read More
UN to deliver emergency fuel to critical health, water facilities in Lebanon
The UN will deliver fuel to critical facilities in Lebanon for three months, under a new plan announced Thursday
Boy, 8, killed by unexploded Israeli cluster bomb in south Lebanon
The Syrian boy and his brother were playing football when the cluster bomb exploded
‘Godfather of modern Black cinema’ Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89
With ‘Sweet Sweetback,’ a low-budget film about a sex show performer who ends up killing two racist cops who were beating a Black Panther activist, Melvin Van Peebles ushered in … Read More
Lebanon records 602 COVID-19 cases, seven deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon registered 602 coronavirus cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Thursday.
Yemen’s Houthis near Marib city, eyeing Yemen gas and oil fields
Houthi military forces are intensifying their push towards the central Yemeni city of Marib, which is held by the Saudi-backed government, and are stepping up fighting in the south, Houthi … Read More
State electricity company says risk of blackout by end Sept
Lebanon’s state electricity company said on Thursday it risked a total blackout across the country by end-September