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A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
Aug 01, 2021
BEIRUT — On August 4, 2020, a fire at the Beirut Port ignited one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history. It disfigured the city, took more than 200 lives and shattered Lebanon's psyche.The blast was felt as far away as Cyprus, and the destruction is hard to fathom. ...
Three Hizbollah among 5 dead in Lebanon funeral ambush — security source
Aug 01, 2021
BEIRUT — At least five people including three Hizbollah members were killed south of ...
EU ready to impose sanctions over Lebanon crisis
Aug 01, 2021
BRUSSELS — The European Union said on Friday it was ready to impose sanctions on Leba ...
Israel pushes for UN action against Iran over deadly ship attack
Aug 01, 2021
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is pressing for international action against Iran over a deadly attack on a ship managed by an Israeli billionai ...
In Tunis cafés, cynicism saps opposition to president’s power grab
Jul 31, 2021
TUNIS — Under a blazing Tunis sun, cafe owner Radhi al-Chawich is chatting amicably with customers when he lets slip he supports the Islamis ...
Qadhafi’s son hints at Libya presidential bid
Jul 31, 2021
TRIPOLI — Seif Al Islam, the son of slain president Muammar Qadhafi, wants to “restore the lost unity” of Libya after a decade of chaos and ...
Lebanon battles wildfires for third straight day
Jul 31, 2021
BEIRUT — Lebanon battled rapidly spreading wildfires for a third straight day on Saturday after they destroyed pine forests and threatened h ...
Tunisia in political turmoil as president dismisses officials
Jul 29, 2021
TUNIS — Tunisia lurched further into political uncertainty on Wednesday, as President Kais Saied sacked more officials, days after he suspen ...
‘Wounded soul’: Beirut blast haunts scarred survivors
Jul 28, 2021
BEIRUT — A year after the cataclysmic Beirut Port blast, Shady Rizk’s doctors are still plucking glass from his body. ...
Iran’s Khamenei warns to not trust West as new government expected
Jul 28, 2021
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that experience has shown “trusting the West does not work”, as the ...
Morocco team announces major Stone Age find
Jul 28, 2021
RABAT — Archaeologists in Morocco have announced the discovery of North Africa’s oldest Stone Age hand-axe manufacturing site, dating back 1 ...
Biden announces end of US combat operations in Iraq
Jul 28, 2021
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden declared US relations with Iraq would enter a new phase with American troops exiting combat operations in t ...
Lebanon's new PM begins bid to form much-delayed Cabinet
Jul 28, 2021
BEIRUT — Lebanon's new prime minister-designate Najib Mikati on Tuesday held consultations with political parties that he said "unanimously" ...

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