Syrians protest Arab detente with Assad
Hundreds of Syrians protested Sunday in the rebel northwestern city of Idlib against a thawing of ties between several Arab countries and President Bashar al-Assad's regime....
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One Iraqi killed in Sudan amid clashes
CAIRO — An Iraqi citizen was killed in Sudan on Sunday amid the fighting there, according to Iraq's state news agency, which cited a Foreign Ministry spokesperson.
23 April 2023
Four stabbed during fight in Dinnieh
BEIRUT — Four people suffered stab wounds during a fight in the town of Beit Zud in Dinnieh, North Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported Sunday. The dispute started on Saturday and...
23 April 2023
In South Lebanon, no one wants a new ‘Fatahland’
Mutapha shuffles his feet as he drags on his cigarette in the area that was bombed by Israeli forces on April 6, in Qlayleh, South Lebanon. It is now April 12, and the debris has just been cleared....
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 23 April 2023
Rescue operations continue to extract foreigners from Sudan
Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several foreign evacuation operations to rescue their citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The main airport in...
23 April 2023
Man suspected of stealing icon from St. Dimitri Church in Achrafieh arrested
BEIRUT — A 56-year-old Lebanese man suspected of stealing an icon from St. Dimitri Church in Achrafieh was arrested Tuesday, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) reported in a statement issued...
23 April 2023
Clashes erupted between rival SSNP branches in Beit Shabab Saturday
BEIRUT — "I am now afraid in my own village": Nada, who has always lived in Beit Shabab, tells L'Orient-Le jour that she was awoken at 3 a.m. on Friday night by "gunfire that lasted half an...
Raphaël ABDELNOUR, 23 April 2023
Lebanese 'safely' evacuated from Khartoum, on their way to Beirut: authorities
BEIRUT — A convoy carrying around 60 Lebanese citizens evacuated from Khartoum, Sudan's capital, is on its way to Beirut via the sea, caretaker Prime Minister, Najib’s Mikati’s advisor Fares...
Ghadir Hamadi, 23 April 2023
Pope Francis urges dialogue over 'grave' Sudan situation
Pope Francis on Sunday called for dialogue between warring military factions in Sudan as a bloody outbreak of fighting entered a second week. "Unfortunately the situation...
23 April 2023
Sudan lions reserve warns running low on food amid fighting
Heavy fighting in Sudan, which has plunged the nation into chaos and killed hundreds, has also raised fears about the fate of 25 lions and other animals in a wildlife reserve....
23 April 2023
Banker Marwan Kheireddine returns to Beirut following his indictment in France
BEIRUT — Lebanese banker and former minister Marwan Kheireddine returned to Beirut on Saturday from France, where he had been indicted and placed under judicial supervision in the French...
23 April 2023
US, France evacuate citizens to escape Sudan battles
US troops swooped in on helicopters to evacuate embassy staff from Sudan's battle-torn capital, President Joe Biden announced Sunday, as other nations sought to help their citizens escape deadly...
23 April 2023
Lebanese in Sudan told they may evacuate via Egypt 'at their own risk'
While several Arab and Western countries have begun to evacuate their nationals from Sudan, where fighting has been raging for more than a week between the army and paramilitaries, the Lebanese...
