Updates: Israel attacks 2,000 sites in Lebanon, kills over 40 rescuers, and destroys hospitals
Israel has intensified its attacks against Lebanon striking emergency services and professionals - a possible war crime. Several hospitals in...Geostrategy
Hezbollah says it clashed with Israeli troops who tried to ‘infiltrate’ Lebanon
Hezbollah said Wednesday it clashed with Israeli soldiers who tried to infiltrate into Lebanon, and also targeted Israeli troops across...Geostrategy
EU approves Russia coal embargo, proposes more arms to Ukraine
The European Union on Thursday said it had approved an embargo on Russian coal and the closing of the bloc's...That package also includes a 10 billion euro ($10.9 billion) ban on exports to Russia, including high-tech goods, and the freezing of several Russian banks' assets
The EU also backed a proposal to boost its funding of arms supplies to Ukraine by 500 million euros, taking it to a total of 1.5 billion euros
Spain’s Sanchez visits Morocco as tensions ease
The move came after Madrid reversed decades of neutrality on the Western Sahara conflict in a U-turn that has angered...Morocco lays claim to the Western Sahara as an integral part of it and sees it as a sensitive issue of security and national pride
The desert territory boasts rich Atlantic fishing waters, phosphate resources and a route to lucrative markets in West Africa
Yemen president cedes powers to council as ceasefire holds
Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam dismissed the move by President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi as ‘a desperate attempt to rearrange the ranks...A United Nations-brokered truce that started on Saturday has offered a glimmer of hope in the conflict amid the humanitarian crisis
The truce came as peace talks were unfolding in Riyadh without the participation of the Houthis, who refused talks on ‘enemy’ territory
Saudi sending envoy to Lebanon after Yemen war spat: State media
A diplomatic crisis broke out last October after the then-information minister George Kordahi was quoted criticizing the Saudi role in...The diplomatic row, which has also seen Saudi Arabia ban the imports of Lebanese goods, was a blow to a country already in the grip of economic crisis.
We stress the fact that Lebanon is proud of its Arab allegiance and is adamant on maintaining the best ties with Gulf nations, PM Najib Mikati tweeted.
IMF reaches agreement on $3 billion deal for Lebanon
The country has been battered by triple-digit inflation, soaring poverty rates, and the collapse of its currency since a 2020...PM Najib Mikati said the deal is "a visa stamp for donor countries to begin co-operating with Lebanon and to put Lebanon back on the global finance map".
The aid would be released only after the parliament in Beirut approves a 2022 budget and a new bank secrecy law to fight corruption.
EU court rules in favor of Mubarak family on assets freeze
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favor of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed...The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had imposed on Mubarak, his wife, two sons and their wives.
The sanctions included a freeze on assets held in the EU and a ban on any citizens or entities from the 27-nation bloc making funding available to those on the blacklist.
Dangerous stray dogs pose culling dilemma in North African cities
Authorities opened an inquest Friday into the death of a 16-year-old girl after she was mauled as she walked to...A similar tragedy struck in neighboring Algeria last month, when a 12-year-old was killed and half-eaten by dogs in the Blida area.
Many stray dogs in the Maghreb region pose an additional threat: rabies, a virus that attacks the central nervous system and leads to a painful death.
Civilians try to flee east Ukraine as Russia prepares attack
More than 11 million people in Ukraine have been displaced since Russia invaded on February 24, aiming to seize the...Russian troops have been withdrawing from around the capital and Ukraine's north, leaving a trail of destruction behind them
The scenes of carnage left behind by retreating troops in towns like Bucha have led to a wave of fresh sanctions against Moscow
Yemen president transfers power to leadership council
In a major shake-up in the coalition battling Houthi rebels, Yemen's president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi has formed a new council...A United Nations-brokered truce that started on Saturday has offered a glimmer of hope in the conflict amid the humanitarian crisis
The truce came as peace talks were unfolding in Riyadh without the participation of the Houthis, who refused talks on ‘enemy’ territory
Three rockets land near oil refinery in northern Iraq
It comes less than a month after Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed an assault on Arbil that it said targeted an...The rockets fell near the Kawergosk refinery, one of the largest in oil-rich Kurdistan
The refinery is located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of regional capital Arbil
