Lebanon records 857 COVID-19 cases, four deaths in last 24 hours
Lebanon registered 857 coronavirus cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Friday.
US issues fresh sanctions on Hezbollah linked individuals
The United States sanctioned four individuals it said had ties to Hezbollah, according to a post on the Treasury website
No plans for U.S., Iran to meet at U.N. next week, says U.S. envoy
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no plans to meet with his new Iranian counterpart next week at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in … Read More
Statue to bitcoin inventor unveiled in Budapest
Erected in a business park alongside a statue of Apple founder Steve Jobs, the sculpture was the brainchild of entrepreneur and bitcoin journalist, Andras Gyorfi. It was financed by four … Read More
U.S. issues fresh sanctions on Hezbollah linked individuals
The United States sanctioned four individuals it said had ties to the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, according to a post on the Treasury website
Iran joins expanding Asian security body led by Moscow, Beijing
Iran joined a rapidly expanding central Asian security body led by Russia and China on Friday, calling on the countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to help it form a … Read More
WHO ‘deeply concerned’ at impact Lebanon crisis is having on health care
The director-general of the WHO has said he is “deeply concerned” at how Lebanon’s economic crisis is impacting health care
Wrapped Arc de Triomphe: ‘A crazy dream come true’
Imagined in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo, ‘L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’ was brought to life by Christo’s nephew, Vladimir Yavatchev, at a cost of about 14 million euros
Blinken urges more normalization with Israel on anniversary
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday on more Arab nations to recognize Israel as he met four ministers on the anniversary of a normalization accord.
Libya-Tunisia border reopens after Covid closure
Tunisia and Libya opened their shared border on Friday, two months after it was closed as Tunisia’s coronavirus caseload soared