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
Turkey central bank cuts key rate after Erdogan pleas
Turkey’s central bank cut its main interest rate on Thursday after months of pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for it to lower rates.
South Sudan’s political elite plundering public coffers: UN
Massive plundering of South Sudan’s public coffers is undermining human rights in the world’s youngest nation and threatening its already fragile peace process, a UN report said Thursday.
Iran says ‘serious progress’ in talks with Saudi
Talks between Middle East regional rivals Tehran and Riyadh have led to “serious progress” on the issue of Gulf security, an Iranian foreign ministry official said.