Lebanon records 577 new virus cases, one death Lebanon recorded 577 new coronavirus cases and one death in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Lebanon records 577 new virus cases, one death Lebanon recorded 577 new coronavirus cases and one death in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Friday.
Iran water crisis spurs protests -reports Street protests broke out overnight over severe water shortages in Iran's oil-rich southwest, according to Iranian news outlets and videos posted on social media on Friday, as the country faces its worst drought in 50 years.
Yemenis build siege-defying highway to safety In Yemen's forbidding mountains, bulldozers paid for by local people are building a new road to serve as a lifeline between the besieged city of Taez and the southern capital Aden.
Pound in free fall, hits 23,000 to dollar The free-falling Lebanese pound sank to another record low Friday, trading at 23,250 to the dollar, a day after former Prime Minister Saad Hariri gave up trying to form a new government.
Pound in free fall, hits 23,000 to dollar The free-falling Lebanese pound sank to another record low Friday, trading at 23,250 to the dollar, a day after former Prime Minister Saad Hariri gave up trying to form a new government.
Egypt's Suez Canal annual revenue hits record $5.84 bln Egypt's Suez Canal revenue rose to a record $5.84 billion in its 2020-21 financial year (July-June), up from $5.72 bln in the previous year, the Suez Canal Authority said on Sunday.
ECB launches pilot project to create 'digital euro' The European Central Bank on Wednesday formally launched a pilot project to create a "digital euro", in response to the growing popularity of electronic payments and the rise of cryptocurrencies.
The world is working to help Lebanon’s people; its politicians are holding it hostage The international community, led by the United States and France, is running around expending diplomatic goodwill in a bid to muster up support for Lebanon.
The world is working to help Lebanon’s people; its politicians are holding it hostage The international community, led by the United States and France, is running around expending diplomatic goodwill in a bid to muster up support for Lebanon.
Kane 'our player' says new Spurs boss Nuno Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo issued a hands off warning to clubs interested in Harry Kane Friday amid speculation over the England captain's future.
Kane 'our player' says new Spurs boss Nuno Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo issued a hands off warning to clubs interested in Harry Kane Friday amid speculation over the England captain's future.
Djokovic wins 20th Grand Slam with sixth Wimbledon triumph Novak Djokovic won a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title and sixth Wimbledon Sunday with a four-set victory over battling Matteo Berrettini of Italy.
Bucks defeat Suns to pull level in NBA Finals Khris Middleton scored 40 points, 10 of them in the final crucial minutes, and the Milwaukee Bucks rallied past Phoenix 109-103 Wednesday to pull level in the NBA Finals.
Fattouh: Lebanon's first female Olympic weightlifter Mahassen Fattouh is busy; she is avoiding COVID-19 like her life depends on it, because in a way it does. If she tests positive, she will jeopardize her chance to compete as Lebanon's first female weightlifter at the Olympics.
Verstappen takes big stride forward with Austrian GP win Formula One leader Max Verstappen led from start to finish as he won the Austrian Grand Prix for Red Bull in front of an orange army of fans, powering 32 points clear of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in the championship Sunday.
French artist Christian Boltanski dies aged 76 Boltanski made headlines in 2010 when he agreed to offer 24-hour video footage of his Paris studio for the rest of his life to an Australian collector, in return for regular payments. The ultimate price paid by the collector, David Walsh, was to be determined by the amount of time Boltanski lived. The deal stipulated that if Boltanksi lived for more than eight years, then Walsh would have paid more than they estimated the work was worth
French artist Christian Boltanski dies aged 76 Boltanski made headlines in 2010 when he agreed to offer 24-hour video footage of his Paris studio for the rest of his life to an Australian collector, in return for regular payments. The ultimate price paid by the collector, David Walsh, was to be determined by the amount of time Boltanski lived. The deal stipulated that if Boltanksi lived for more than eight years, then Walsh would have paid more than they estimated the work was worth
Etel Adnan’s ‘Arab apocalypse’ staged as musical The poem ruminates upon a specific event – Christian gunmen’s massacre of Palestinians in the Tel al-Zaatar refugee camp. More broadly, it uses the allegory of the sun, a force of evil and of good, and the suffering it will cause when it sets the beauty of the Middle East ablaze
Cannes star Renate Reinsve on new-found fame Until the premiere of ‘The Worst Person in the World,’ the highlight of the 33-year-old Norwegian actress’ time on the big screen amounted to just one minute 10 years ago. Now she is firm favourite to lift the best actress award at Cannes on Saturday
Doc charts Val Kilmer's rise and fall Chastened by a decade or more of low-budget movies, Kilmer was mounting a comeback in the 2010s with a successful stage show about Mark Twain that he hoped to turn into a film, when he was struck by cancer
The coffee shop that tells tale of Lebanon's downturn The events of the last tumultuous 20 months in Lebanon can be told through the birth, growth, and end of one coffee shop in Mar Mikhael whose lifespan became a manifestation of the devastating impact of a collapsing state.
The coffee shop that tells tale of Lebanon's downturn The events of the last tumultuous 20 months in Lebanon can be told through the birth, growth, and end of one coffee shop in Mar Mikhael whose lifespan became a manifestation of the devastating impact of a collapsing state.
China should provide raw data on pandemic's origins - WHO's Tedros The head of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday that investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China were being hampered by the lack of raw data on the first days of spread there and urged it to be more transparent.
Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle's first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago.
Greece sees surge of international arrivals in June Air traffic in Greece picked up strongly in June after the government eased coronavirus-related travel restrictions in May before the start of the key summer tourist season, civil aviation authority data showed on Thursday.
Volkswagen aims for half of vehicle sales to be electric by 2030 Volkswagen said on Tuesday it expected battery electric vehicles to account for half of its global vehicle sales by 2030, as Europe's largest carmaker prepares to phase out combustion engine cars.
Deadly heatwave slams Canada, US Millions of people in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts Wednesday as the region baked in record-breaking temperatures and police reported scores of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions.