Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured in Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a US fighter jet, according to Iranian media, but the United States Army said its F-15 was keeping a distance. safe. The Iranian Mahan Air plane was on its way from …
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Israel has said it is sending military reinforcements to its northern border after the Lebanese-based Hezbollah group threatened retaliation for the murder of one of its members in an attack in Syria earlier this week. The Israeli army said on its Twitter account on Thursday that the move was “according …
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Beirut, Lebanon – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Lebanon on a visit to pressure Beirut to implement backward reforms and dissociate itself from regional conflicts, both seen as key to unlocking international aid. Le Drian’s two-day visit comes as Lebanon spirals into its worst economic crisis, leading …
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The last protest was on Tuesday night. The next is Thursday night, with more protests scheduled for the weekend. As public frustration grows with the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, the anger fueling the protests shows no signs of subsiding. The protesters are angry for different reasons, but everything …
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FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends a press conference on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 3, 2019 REUTERS / Denis Balibouse GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – Researchers are making “good …
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