Middle East
Lebanon’s PM-designate resigns amid political impasse over govt formation
Issued on: 26/09/2020 – 10:42Modified: 26/09/2020 – 11:13 Lebanons prime minister-designate resign..
Lebanon’s PM-designate, named as part of French initiative to save the country, steps down
Adib was named as part of a diplomatic initiative by French President Emmanuel Macron to broker a po..
Syria at War: Eight Years On
Losses exceeding $442 billion and millions in need of humanitarian assistance: the catastrophic repe..
Israel tightens lockdown as critics accuse Netanyahu of trying to curb protests
Issued on: 25/09/2020 – 16:02 Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday as critics acc..
Fatah, Hamas agree to hold first Palestinian elections since 2006
Issued on: 24/09/2020 – 15:58 Gaza rulers Hamas and their rivals in the occupied West Bank, Fatah,..
Iran-Iraq war: Looking back at the chemical bombing of Sardasht
Issued on: 23/09/2020 – 17:14Modified: 23/09/2020 – 17:17 Forty years ago, Saddam Hussein invaded ..
Israel is winning on the world stage, but losing the plot at home
"Let us pause for a moment to appreciate this remarkable day. Let us rise above any political divide..
In political turmoil and economic collapse, Lebanon could now be overwhelmed by Covid-19
A combination of high infection rates, a floundering economy and renewed political turmoil could sig..
Lebanon’s Shiites stall formation of new government
Issued on: 22/09/2020 – 16:56 The Shiite bloc, composed of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, are st..
120,000-year-old footprints found in Saudi Arabia — and they might be human
Researchers discovered hundreds of fossilized footprints, which were exposed by sediment erosion, du..