Turkey wants to help boost Lebanese economy Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that his country was interested in bolstering the Lebanese economy and would continue to support it.
Turkey wants to help boost Lebanese economy Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday that his country was interested in bolstering the Lebanese economy and would continue to support it.
Why is part of the Amazon burning? The thousands of fires burning in the Amazon don't look like the major forest fires of Europe or North America – instead, they are fueled mainly by branches, vegetation and other byproducts of deforestation in cleared areas, experts say.
Car blast, airstrikes hit Syria's Idlib city: Observatory A car bomb exploded in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib Saturday, an activist group and opposition news channel said, as airstrikes hit its outskirts in a government offensive on the last major opposition bastion.
Lebanon vows action after mixed financial rating Lebanon vowed Friday to cut the budget deficit, implement reforms and speed up the release of the 2020 draft budget after rating agencies Standards & Poor’s and Fitch gave mixed verdict of Lebanon’s financial situation.
Lebanon vows action after mixed financial rating Lebanon vowed Friday to cut the budget deficit, implement reforms and speed up the release of the 2020 draft budget after rating agencies Standards & Poor’s and Fitch gave mixed verdict of Lebanon’s financial situation.
Iran to strike four zeroes from its currency Iran’s president sent a bill to Parliament Wednesday that would cut four zeroes from the value of the Islamic Republic’s sanctions-battered currency, the rial, as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington.
Trump prods U.S. firms to shut China operations President Donald Trump said Friday he was ordering U.S. companies to look at ways to close their operations in China and make more of their products in the United States instead, sending U.S. markets down sharply in a new rhetorical strike at Beijing as trade tensions mounted.
Focus on recovery All of Lebanon has been waiting with bated breath for Standard & Poor’s report, due later today, on the country’s credit rating.
Focus on recovery All of Lebanon has been waiting with bated breath for Standard & Poor’s report, due later today, on the country’s credit rating.
The fall and rise of public heroism Recently I watched “The Man Who Was Too Free,” a moving documentary about the Russian dissident politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in front of the Kremlin in 2015.
China challenge is America’s new Sputnik moment One of the weirdest aspects of this year’s Democratic presidential campaign is that foreign policy, potentially one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most vulnerable issues, has been nearly absent from the debate.
Five players to watch, from Napoli to Juve Eight-time holders Juventus begin their title defense and Napoli will be looking for their first Scudetto in 30 years as Serie A returns in Italy this weekend.
Five players to watch, from Napoli to Juve Eight-time holders Juventus begin their title defense and Napoli will be looking for their first Scudetto in 30 years as Serie A returns in Italy this weekend.
Serena, Sharapova to meet at U.S. Open Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match.
Archer takes six as Australia all out for 179 Jofra Archer took six wickets as England dismissed an Australia side without star batsman Steve Smith for just 179 on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Headingley Thursday.
Marquez takes Czech MotoGP for 50th premier win Honda’s world champion Marc Marquez won the rain-affected Czech MotoGP in Brno Sunday, his sixth victory of the season, and became only the fourth rider to achieve 50 premier-class victories.
Yo-Yo Ma to launch ‘Day of Action’ in Beirut World-famous Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, in collaboration with an array of local and international partners, will launch a cultural event across three locations Sunday.
Yo-Yo Ma to launch ‘Day of Action’ in Beirut World-famous Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, in collaboration with an array of local and international partners, will launch a cultural event across three locations Sunday.
Stars rally around Elissa after retirement decision The pop star Elissa received an outpouring of support over the past 24 hours, calling for her to reconsider a recent decision to quit the music industry that she has likened to the mafia.
Cuba in love again with the beard and it’s not about Fidel Cubans and beards have gone hand in hand, or cheek by jowl, since the days of Fidel Castro’s revolution, but after falling out of favor, facial hair is back - and this time, it’s not political.
Cuba in love again with the beard and it’s not about Fidel Cubans and beards have gone hand in hand, or cheek by jowl, since the days of Fidel Castro’s revolution, but after falling out of favor, facial hair is back - and this time, it’s not political.
Heart attacks halved by daily polypill: study A cheap, once-a-day pill combining aspirin with drugs that lower blood pressure and cholesterol cuts cardiovascular disease as a whole by a third, and heart attacks by more than half, researchers said Friday.
An unusual haven in the mountains of Akkar The winding road leading into the mountains in Chambouq, above the village of Qobeiyat on the far edge of Akkar overlooking the Syrian border, is pitted from the trucks carrying loads of watermelons and other goods from the Bekaa Valley.
Rolling Stones get name on Mars rock that rolled There is now a “Rolling Stones Rock” on Mars, and it’s giving Mick, Keith and the boys some serious satisfaction.
Sex workers: Red light to leaving Amsterdam area Bathed in red neon light, hundreds of prostitutes ply their trade from behind windows in the narrow canal-side streets of Amsterdam - and that’s how they want it to stay.
Celebrities spread misinformation on Amazon fires Many high-profile figures seeking to denounce the fires in the Amazon - from Madonna and Cristiano Ronaldo to Leonardo DiCaprio and France’s President Emmanuel Macron - have unwittingly ended up misleading millions on social media, either sharing photographs of the region that are years old or images taken in other parts of the world.