Putin meets Assad, takes swipe at US and Turkish forces in Syria
President Vladimir Putin received Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow for the first time since 2015 on Monday and criticised foreign forces that are in Syria without a U.N mandate
Pound up after first cabinet meeting
The Lebanese pound was slightly up Tuesday, trading at 16,250 to the dollar
Nasrallah says Iranian fuel will be transported to Lebanon on Thursday
Nasrallah says Iranian fuel will be transported to Lebanon on Thursday
Nasrallah says first ship carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has docked in Syria
Nasrallah says first ship carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has docked in Syria
Nasrallah says first Iranian fuel oil to arrive Thursday
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Monday the first vessel carrying Iranian fuel oil for Lebanon has arrived in Syria’s Baniyas and will be transported by land to the country … Read More
STL secures funding to hold Hariri case appeal
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon said on Monday it has secured enough funding to hear the appeal of its main case, centering on the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik … Read More
Lebanon records 10 COVID-19 deaths, 484 cases in last 24 hours
Lebanon registered 10 coronavirus deaths and 484 cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Monday.
Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip for a decade
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks on Israeli-Palestinian relations and bilateral ties in the first official trip by an Israeli head … Read More
Aoun asks new govt to act decisively on reforms
President Michel Aoun called Monday for the launch of a quick workshop to put Lebanon on the road to salvation and economic recovery, while stressing that implementing reforms is essential … Read More
Iraq’s Hashed to reinstate 30,000 members
At least 30,000 former members of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi are to be reinstated and receive their salaries, the paramilitary coalition that helped defeat the Islamic State group announced Monday.