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November 22, 2022 at 11:13 pm

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

This weekend's Turkish airstrikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria also threaten to stoke tensions with the Syrian government.

November 15, 2022 at 6:48 am

Bodies of 2 girls found in Syria camp housing IS families

A Syrian opposition war monitor and a local officials say the beheaded bodies of two Egyptian girls were found in a sprawling camp in northeastern...

November 1, 2022 at 12:58 am

Bahrain’s Shiites hope pope raises human rights during visit

Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week.

Nation & World

October 30, 2022 at 7:06 am

Lebanon president leaves with no replacement, crisis deepens VIEW

President Michel Aoun has left Lebanon’s presidential palace, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement.

Nation & World

October 18, 2022 at 6:09 pm

Lebanon approves some banking law changes demanded by IMF

Lebanon's parliament has approved amendments to a banking secrecy law, a key demand of the International Monetary Fund before agreeing to a bailout program.

Business

September 26, 2022 at 1:14 am

Lebanon retirees scuffle with police; 2022 budget approved VIEW

Lebanese army retirees have scuffled with parliamentary guard troops as they briefly broke through a cordon leading to Parliament in downtown Beirut.

Business

September 24, 2022 at 6:00 am

In Lebanon, boat tragedy kills 94 but others plan to migrate VIEW

Thousands of Palestinians have held prayers in a small football field in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon for one of the scores of migrants...

September 20, 2022 at 6:41 am

Lebanon aims to adopt long-delayed IMF reforms in October

Lebanon's caretaker economy minister says the crisis-hit country hopes to adopt key but long-delayed reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund for an economic bailout...

Business

September 16, 2022 at 6:43 am

Depositors storm 5 banks as Lebanon’s cash crisis worsens VIEW

Lebanese depositors have stormed at least five banks to demand their trapped savings, signaling growing chaos amid the country's economic meltdown.

Business

September 14, 2022 at 6:54 am

UN: Israeli hit on Damascus airport stopped aid deliveries

The commission of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria says an Israeli airstrike on the airport of the Syrian capital Damascus in June...