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Lebanon on verge of crisis as medicines in short supply

Lebanon is facing a new crisis, as medicines are in short supply and supplies are taking more than four weeks to secure. ...

Lebanese patriarch points at Shia leaders for cabinet delay

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric took a swipe at leaders of the Shia Muslim community on Sunday for making demands he said were blocking the formation of a new government and causing political paralysis in a nation in deep crisis, Reuters reports. ...

Russia: US sanctions on Iran ‘will not work’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday criticised the US’ “demonisation” of Iran and stressed that US sanctions on the country “will not work”. ...

Syria war: US deploys reinforcements to Syria after Russia clashes

The US has ramped up its military presence in Syria after a number of skirmishes with Russian forces intensified tensions in the country.US officials said six Bradley Fighting Vehicles and about 100 troops were part of the deployment to north-east Syria. ...

US army denies helicopter crashed in Syria

The US army denied media reports claiming that one of its helicopters had crashed in northern Syria. ...

M.E tensions : Iran FM warns US against being deceived into ‘mother of all quagmires’

  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned US President Donald Trump against making mistakes in taking military action against Iran based on false media reports, which could cause the America to enter the “mother of all quagmires” in Iran. ...

Gaza records 2 deaths, 100 infections from coronavirus

Palestinian health authorities registered two fatalities and 100 infections from the coronavirus outbreak in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. ...

Bomb attacks injures 21 civilians in Syria

At least 21 people were injured in two bomb attacks in Ras al-Ayn, northeastern Syria, local security sources said today. ...

Egypt's President Sisi hails Bahrain, Israel normalisation

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Friday said he considered the normalisation agreement between Israel and Bahrain a step toward peace in the region. ...

Explosion in Tehran province kills at least one, injures several

A huge explosion in a battery workshop southwest of Tehran killed at least one person and damaged dozens of cars and buildings on Friday, Iranian media reported. ...

Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel

Israel and the Gulf state of Bahrain have reached a landmark deal to fully normalise their relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. ...

Beirut fire: Large blaze erupts in port a month after explosion

Lebanon has launched an investigation into a huge fire at a warehouse storing aid that erupted in the port of Beirut - one month after a massive explosion there killed more than 190 people. ...

US to withdraw 2,200 troops from Iraq by end of September

The US will withdraw more than a third of its troops from Iraq within weeks, its top Middle East commander has said. ...

PA ready to talk with Israel based on international resolutions

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on Sunday that the leadership is ready to return to a political track with Israel based on international resolutions and agreements already signed by the two sides, Wafa news agency has reported. ...

Lebanon: World Bank cancels controversial Bisri dam funding

The World Bank has cancelled $224 million in funding for Lebanon’s controversial Bisri dam project over the government’s failure to fulfil “tasks that are preconditions to the commencement of construction”, the organisation said in statement on Saturday. ...