Lebanon
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast
Middle East
October 9, 2020
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast
BEIRUT (AP) — For the past two weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has been glued to the TV at home and at…
Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week
Middle East
October 7, 2020
Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for binding consultations with members of parliament next week to name…
Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic
Middle East
October 3, 2020
Lebanon orders 111 towns, villages closed to curb pandemic
BEIRUT (AP) — Authorities on Friday ordered the lockdown of more than 100 towns and villages across Lebanon after hundreds…
Lebanon asks Interpol to detain 2 Russians over port blast
Middle East
October 2, 2020
Lebanon asks Interpol to detain 2 Russians over port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The lead investigator into the August blast at Beirut’s port that killed and wounded many people issued…
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
Middle East
September 30, 2020
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a “secret…
Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach
Middle East
September 30, 2020
Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Tuesday they still welcome the French initiative to help…
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
Features/Interviews
September 29, 2020
AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
BEIRUT (AP) — The past year has been nothing short of an earthquake for Lebanon, hit by an economic meltdown,…
Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure
Middle East
September 28, 2020
Jordan reopens trade gateway with Syria after month-long COVID closure
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan on Sunday resumed its land border traffic with Syria, following a more than month-long closure, after…
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
BEIRUT (AP) — A former Lebanese foreign minister and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun has tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Egypt’s prosecution orders arrest of 3 suspects in Fairmont rape case pending investigations
Egypt
September 26, 2020
Egypt’s prosecution orders arrest of 3 suspects in Fairmont rape case pending investigations
Egypt’s Public Prosecution on Saturday ordered that three suspects in the Fairmont Nile hotel rape case, extradited from Lebanon to…