Mon, 2022-10-31 23:12 RAMALLAH: Israeli security authorities oversaw a complete closure of West Bank and Gaza Strip crossings on the eve of parliamentary elections, fearing Palestinian armed attacks against Israeli targets during voting day, either inside Israel or in the … read more
Mon, 2022-10-31 23:21 BEIRUT: A rights group accused Syrian regime forces on Monday of burning bodies inside pits in an effort to make the corpses unidentifiable — the latest in a slew of accusations of crimes by Damascus. “This may reflect … read more
Mon, 2022-10-31 23:04 BEIRUT: Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak — together with sharply worded criticism of the crisis-hit country’s crumbling public health infrastructure from donor nation France. By Sunday, cases of … read more
Mon, 2022-10-31 23:00 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister has said he hopes to end the presidential vacuum but that his cabinet has the right to assume the office’s powers following the departure of Michel Aoun without a replacement. Najib Mikati … read more
Sun, 2022-10-30 22:47 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s outgoing head of state Michel Aoun on Sunday launched a blistering attack on his political opponents and the country’s judiciary as he bowed out of the presidential palace. In a speech, the departing president said … read more