Portugal hammers Switzerland 6-1 to reach quarter-finals
Goncalo Ramos scored a hat-trick after replacing Cristiano Ronaldo on Portugal's side as they demolished Switzerland 6-1 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday....
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FIFA boss Infantino helped set me free, says World Cup pitch invader
The protester who ran onto the field during the World Cup game between Portugal and Uruguay holding a rainbow flag has told Reuters that FIFA president Gianni Infantino intervened to ensure he was...
6 December 2022
Iranian oil tanker arrives in Venezuela
HOUSTON — An Iranian tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of ultra-light oil arrived in Venezuelan waters this week, non-government organization United Against Nuclear Iran said Tuesday....
6 December 2022
Khamenei calls for overhaul of Iran's cultural system
DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday called for "revolutionary reconstruction of the country's cultural system," state media reported, as nationwide protests kept up...
6 December 2022
Land registry in Mount Lebanon under judicial scrutiny
Scandals in public administration are one after another. After last month’s corruption case at the Vehicle Registration Center, in which dozens of employees were arrested, a new Pandora’s box is...
Claude ASSAF, 6 December 2022
Morocco dumps Spain out on penalties to reach historic World Cup quarter final
Achraf Hakimi struck the decisive penalty to send Spain crashing out and Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time, winning 3-0 in a shoot-out on Tuesday after a 0-0 draw....
6 December 2022
Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals
Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history on Tuesday after the match finished 0-0. The African side won the...
6 December 2022
EU opens hospital on Turkey's volatile border with Syria
The European Union on Tuesday unveiled a 400-bed hospital on Turkey's restive border with Syria, the scene of a new military escalation between Ankara and Kurdish forces....
6 December 2022
Morocco ex-minister denied release from prison after 'adultery' video
A Moroccan court has rejected a request to release a former rights minister turned outspoken government critic who was sentenced to three years in jail in February, his son said Tuesday. ...
6 December 2022
Somalia forces recapture key town from jihadists
Somali government forces and allied militias have recaptured a strategic town held by Al-Shabaab jihadists since 2016, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Tuesday. The...
6 December 2022
Following Monday's cabinet meeting, Bassil seeks to end blank vote and name presidential candidate
BEIRUT — Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), said in a press conference on Tuesday that Monday's cabinet meeting was "unconstitutional, illegal and unconventional,"...
6 December 2022
Fouad Chehab’s forgotten plans for Beirut … and its city center
BEIRUT — Though president of Lebanon for just six years, Fouad Chehab continues to be revered to this day. His lasting legacy will always be tied to the creation of state institutions such as the...
Mohamad El Chamaa, 6 December 2022
Iran says 9 face death penalty for assassination of nuclear scientist
Nine people will face the death penalty in Iran over the assassination of one of the country's top nuclear scientists, the judiciary said Tuesday. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was...
6 December 2022
Turkish MP in intensive care after fight in parliament
A lawmaker from a Turkish nationalist opposition party was rushed to intensive care on Tuesday after getting punched in the head during a heated budget debate in parliament....
6 December 2022
Wednesday's Parliament session postponed due to boycott
BEIRUT — The parliamentary session scheduled for Wednesday to discuss the thorny issue of corruption allegations in the telecommunications sector was postponed, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's...
6 December 2022
15 tons of medical waste shipped from port of Beirut to France
BEIRUT — Caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassine supervised the free shipment of medical waste from the port of Beirut to France for treatment on Tuesday morning. "We announce today that we...
6 December 2022
In Lebanese prisons, the situation is catastrophic
For several weeks, prisoners’ relatives have been denouncing on social media the outbreak of numerous skin diseases in Lebanon’s prisons, especially in Roumieh (the largest prison in the...
Zeina ANTONIOS, 6 December 2022
Joumblatt files case against Judge Ghada Aoun following tweet
BEIRUT — The head of the Progressive Socialist Party Walid Joumblatt on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the public prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, Judge Ghada Aoun, after the...
Wael Taleb, 6 December 2022
China's Xi to visit Saudi Arabia from Wednesday
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia Wednesday for a three-day visit, his first to the world's biggest oil exporter since 2016, Saudi state media reported....
6 December 2022
Iran sentences five to death over killing of Basij paramilitary
Iran has sentenced five people to death over the killing of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during nationwide protests, the judiciary said Tuesday. Another 11 people, including...
6 December 2022
Al Jazeera submits slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's case to ICC
TV network Al Jazeera submitted the case of its slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, saying she was killed by Israeli forces....
6 December 2022
What is behind the abolition of the morality police in Iran?
Some present the decision to abolish the morality police in Iran as a major sign that the Islamic regime is backing down. Its abolition is a concession that would have been unthinkable just three...
Noura DOUKHI, 6 December 2022
Iran arrests news agency deputy after reported cyberattack
Iran has arrested the deputy chief editor of Fars news agency, state media said, more than a week after the agency was reportedly hit by a cyberattack. "The deputy head of...
6 December 2022
Fuel prices drop slightly
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry announced new, decreased fuel prices on Tuesday morning. Here are the new prices: • Twenty liters of 95-octane gasoline: LL773,000, down by LL4,000 • Twenty liters...
6 December 2022
Twelve arrested with alleged European links: report
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have arrested 12 alleged members of a European-linked group accused of planning acts of sabotage in the country, Tasnim news agency said. The...
6 December 2022
Lebanese Forces to boycott Wednesday's parliamentary session
BEIRUT —The Lebanese Forces announced on Tuesday their intention to boycott a parliamentary session scheduled for Wednesday. The session is devoted to discussing the thorny issue of corruption in...
6 December 2022
Cabinet meeting, telecoms workers strike, Lebanese-founded London bookstore to shut: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. The cabinet approved funding for the Lebanese Army, medicine imports, Health Ministry-insured patients’ treatment costs and...
6 December 2022
Intelligence chiefs see Tehran surviving protests, for now
JERUSALEM — Iran's clerical rulers are likely to survive protests sweeping the country and could stay in power for years, the chief analyst for Israeli military intelligence said on Monday,...
