SYRIA-TURKEY
SMARTPHONES
Apple launches first foldable iPhone at nearly $2,000
FOCUS
How far do the new Turkey-Hezbollah communication channels reach?
TURKEY
Comedian indicted for Erdogan insult
UNITES STATES
Treasury sanctions Turkish bank Golden Global over alleged Iran links
ANALYSIS
‘Eastern Mediterranean’ vs. ‘Mecca alliance:’ Lebanon, Syria at the heart of a regional power struggle
DIPLOMACY
Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani ministers to hold first defence pact meeting
NORTH CYPRUS
At least six dead in shipwreck off coast of Northern Cyprus
WEATHER
Cold air mass hits Lebanon: Heavy rain and strong winds in several regions, hail in Akkar
SECURITY
Greece scrambles F-16s as 'Turkish drone' flies over airport
WEATHER
Rain and thunderstorms expected in Lebanon this weekend
THE LEVANT: MYTH OF A LOST PARADISE
The fortunes and misfortunes of Levantine Cosmopolitanism (2/3)
THE LEVANT: MYTH OF A LOST PARADISE
What does it mean to be Levantine? 1/3
MIDDLE EAST