Clashes erupt at Iran-Afghanistan border: Iranian police
Clashes broke out Saturday between Iranian and Taliban forces at the border between the two countries, Iranian police said without reporting casualties, amid a water dispute between the two...
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Man suspected of running over ex-wife in Chouf arrested
BEIRUT — An Internal Security Forces officer suspected of killing his ex-wife Thursday in Bsaba, a town in the Chouf region of Mount Lebanon, has been arrested, according to a police statement....
27 May 2023
'Several errors': FPM distances itself from Geagea's claims it supports Azour
BEIRUT — Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea claimed in an interview with the daily newspaper An-Nahar that the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, had decided to back...
27 May 2023
Riad Salameh must be dismissed as soon as possible
The international arrest warrants for Riad Salameh have set an historic precedent: for the first time, an active central bank governor is the subject of an Interpol red notice, following his...
Mark DAOU, Michel Doueihy, Ramy Finge, Michel HELOU and Waddah Sadek, 27 May 2023
Rai will meet Macron in Paris on Tuesday
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday “as part of the efforts France is making for Lebanon and the Lebanese,” Bkirki’s press office said...
27 May 2023
Erdogan pays homage to Islamic idol on eve of Turkey vote
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays homage on Saturday to his executed Islamic predecessor in an attempt to rally his conservative base on the eve of a historic runoff vote....
27 May 2023
Tehran says Ukraine president drone criticism a bid to secure more Western arms
Tehran on Saturday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of anti-Iranian propaganda in his call for Iran to halt the supply of drones to Russia, saying his comments were designed to...
27 May 2023
Iraq unveils ambitious Europe-Mideast road and rail project
Iraq on Saturday presented an ambitious plan to turn itself into a regional transportation hub by developing its road and rail infrastructure, linking Europe with the Gulf and other Middle East...
27 May 2023
In Sultan Ibrahim, fishermen are caught between garbage and sewage
“My father was a fisherman like me, but he had better days,” Idriss, in his sixties, told L’Orient-Le Jour . Like other local residents, Idriss moved to Ghobeiri from Karantina when the Civil War...
Nada GHOSN, 27 May 2023
UN backs Sudan envoy as army seeks to bolster ranks
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said he was "shocked" by a letter from Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, reportedly requesting the replacement of special envoy Volker...
27 May 2023
UN suspends 'dual currency' mechanism for cash assistance to refugees
BEIRUT — The United Nations has suspended its "dual currency" mechanism for the provision of all cash assistance to refugees in Lebanon for the next month, according to a joint statement by UN...