Wed, 2022-10-12 22:06 BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun welcomed the US-brokered maritime border deal with Israel on Wednesday, saying it will “pull Lebanon out of the abyss,” in reference to his country’s three-year economic crisis. Lebanon and Israel signaled their … read more
Wed, 2022-10-12 22:08 NEW YORK CITY: The UN on Wednesday welcomed the announcement that authorities in Israel and Lebanon have agreed to establish a permanent, mutually acceptable maritime boundary, formally ending a long-running dispute between them. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric … read more
ID: 1665600532147641100 Wed, 2022-10-12 21:50 BEIRUT: Lebanon has recorded its first death from cholera as cases surge after an outbreak of the extremely virulent disease in neighboring Syria, the health ministry said Wednesday. Lebanon has recorded 26 cases of cholera … read more
Wed, 2022-10-12 21:34 LONDON: Iran’s political elite appears to be split over their reaction to widespread protests in the country, with a senior figure stepping forward for the first time to question the country’s compulsory hijab laws. Former parliamentary speaker … read more
Tue, 2022-10-11 23:52 DUBAI: Niloofar Hamedi, an Iranian journalist specializing in women’s rights, got away with hard-hitting stories for years — until the day she took a photo of Mahsa Amini’s parents hugging each other in a Tehran hospital, where their … read more