Al-Qaeda confirms top figure killed in Yemen strike: monitor
Al-Qaeda on Sunday confirmed the death of a senior figure in the jihadist network's Yemen branch in a suspected US airstrike last month, SITE Intelligence Group reported....
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Egypt arrests 29 over alleged online crypto scam
Egyptian authorities have detained 29 people, including 13 foreigners, accused of running an online cryptocurrency scam that defrauded thousands of investors, state media reported Sunday. ...
5 March 2023
Turkey says it is working to renew Black Sea grain deal
ISTANBUL — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Sunday that Ankara is working hard to extend a UN-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia...
5 March 2023
Dogs attack young woman in Ehden
BEIRUT — A young woman was attacked and bitten Sunday by a pack of dogs in the town of Ehden in northern Lebanon while she was walking in the street, L’Orient Today ’s correspondent in the North...
5 March 2023
EDL will calculate November and December bills based on a LL43,600 to the dollar exchange rate
The state-owned Lebanese electricity provider Electricité du Liban announced in a statement Saturday that it will use the rate of LL43,600 to the US dollar to calculate its bills for the months of...
5 March 2023
US defense secretary lands in Jordan at start of Middle East tour
AMMAN — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Jordan on Sunday at the start of a Middle East tour that will also take him to Israel and Egypt in a show of support for its main regional...
5 March 2023
Tension rises between Lebanese Army and Israeli forces along southern border
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army was on alert Sunday on the country's southern border after tensions rose over a breach by an Israeli patrol of the Blue Line that demarcates the border between Lebanon...
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Tunisians defy protest ban to demand release of Saied critics
Hundreds of Tunisians rallied Sunday in defiance of a protest ban, demanding the release of more than 20 prominent figures opposed to the president who were arrested in recent weeks. ...
5 March 2023
New cases of poisoning in different Iran regions: media
More cases of mysterious poisoning of Iranian schoolgirls were reported Sunday in several provinces, local media reported, sparking calls for the authorities to act amid growing concern among...
5 March 2023
We must exit the equation of a sovereigntist vs. pro-Iranian axis president: Rai
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Sunday called for the political class to "get out of the equation" of electing either a "sovereigntist president or one affiliated to the Moumanaa ," the...
5 March 2023
Netanyahu rebuffs IAEA chief's remarks against possible attack on Iran
JERUSALEM — Israel rebuffed as "unworthy" on Sunday comments by the UN nuclear watchdog chief that any Israeli or US attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be illegal. Having visited Tehran in...
5 March 2023
Bodies found in South Lebanon and the Chouf
BEIRUT — Bodies were found Sunday morning in two different locations in Lebanon, according to L’Orient Today ’s correspondent in the South. In Saida, a dead body was found floating in...
5 March 2023
Kuwait reappoints Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah as prime minister: state news agency
KUWAIT — Kuwait's crown prince reappointed Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah as prime minister and asked him to nominate a cabinet, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday, more than a month after the...
5 March 2023
Qatar’s emir criticizes delay in aid to earthquake victims in Syria
DOHA — Qatar's emir said on Sunday he was puzzled by the delay in delivering aid to victims of last month's earthquake in Syria, adding that it was wrong to abuse humanitarian aid for political...
5 March 2023
Israel minister walks back call for Palestinian town to be 'wiped out'
Israel's finance minister said Saturday he had chosen his words poorly when he called for a Palestinian town to be "wiped out" after two Israeli settlers were killed there....
5 March 2023
Syria mission worth the risk, top US general says after rare visit
NORTHEAST SYRIA — The nearly eight-year-old US deployment to Syria to combat Islamic State is still worth the risk, the top US military officer said on Saturday, after a rare, unannounced visit to...
5 March 2023
Iran makes sweeping pledge of cooperation to IAEA before board meeting
VIENNA — Iran has given sweeping assurances to the UN nuclear watchdog that it will finally assist a long-stalled investigation into uranium particles found at undeclared sites and even reinstall...
5 March 2023
Israelis rally again against government's judicial overhaul
TEL AVIV — Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Israeli cities for the ninth straight week on Saturday to fight a government plan to overhaul the country's court system. Saturday...
5 March 2023
Turkey's earthquake death toll rises to 45,968: interior minister
ISTANBUL — Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday that the death toll in Turkey from last month's massive earthquakes has risen to 45,968. Speaking in the southern city of...
