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Parliament opened a debate Monday on the policy statement of Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s new government, before a vote of confidence that it appeared set to easily win.

Many Syrian refugees will vote for first time in Germany’s September 26 election

War-scarred Iraq will hold a parliamentary election next month but Sajad, a 23-year-old man sitting with his friends in a Baghdad cafe, doesn’t really care.

The Taliban’s effective ban on women working sank in on Monday, sparking rage over the dramatic loss of rights after millions of female teachers and girls were barred from secondary … Read More

The Lebanese pound was up Monday, trading at 14,250 to the dollar on the black market

Syria’s defence minister visited Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on their mutual border, the first such meeting since the Syrian conflict erupted a decade ago, officials said

Lebanese expats in the wealthy UAE, many of them riven with guilt, are scrambling to ship essential goods and medicine to family and friends in their crisis-stricken home country.

Lionel Messi had a lively home debut for Paris Saint-Germain but it was his compatriot Mauro Icardi who scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as the Ligue 1 leaders edged Lyon … Read More

Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga Sunday after scoring twice in two minutes to pull off an incredible late comeback against Valencia.

Iran said Sunday it is willing to sell fuel to Lebanon’s government to help ease shortages, days after a first delivery of Iranian fuel arranged by Hezbollah entered the country.