Author: Wed, 2020-07-29 02:25 BEIRUT: Lebanon is to complain to the UN Security Council over an “Israeli attack” on its southern border. President Michel Aoun on Tuesday condemned Israel’s action as “a threat to the stability of the south of … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-07-29 02:12 BEIRUT: The Lebanese government agreed on Tuesday to reinforce coronavirus lockdown measures after a spike in new cases threatened to overwhelm the crisis-hit country’s health care system. Lebanon, a country of some 6 million people, has recorded … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-07-29 02:09 MOSUL: Nearly a century ago, Iraqis and Westerners stood here with tickets to Berlin, Istanbul or Venice. Today, the rusting tracks and overturned carriages of Mosul’s train station betray the city’s isolation. Battered by sanctions against the … read more
Author: Wed, 2020-07-29 02:06 BAGHDAD: An Iraqi protester died on Tuesday after being shot with a tear gas canister in overnight skirmishes with police in the capital, medical and security sources said. The clashes came just hours after Prime Minister Mustafa … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-07-28 00:59 BEIRUT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah was “playing with fire” after border clashes on Monday. The Lebanese Shiite group denied all involvement. Netanyahu said that Hezbollah and the Lebanese government “bear responsibility” for the … read more