Lebanon

Volunteers in southern Lebanon begin removing tar from beaches after oil spill that could endanger marine life.

International lender issues warning after MPs were inoculated inside Parliament in violation of agreement.

Demonstrators in both nations may have been beaten by the system but they are not ready to concede defeat.

Move follows legal challenges by senior officials who Judge Fadi Sawan had accused of negligence that led to the blast.

There are hopes fair access to jabs has been addressed, although migrant workers appear to be excluded.

Israeli military exercise comes amid intensified attacks in neighbouring Syria targeting Iranian military assets.

Healthcare workers and those aged above 75 first in line for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines under government roll-out plan.

Schools, businesses, to shut down as PM Ardern orders Auckland to go into lockdown for the first time in six months.

US Supreme Court rejects bid to freeze extradition of two men accused of aiding ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn flee Japan.

Concerns mount that Lebanon might return to the days of political killings witnessed between 2004-2008.

Lokman Slim was found dead with six bullets in his body on a deserted road, sparking fears of nationwide unrest.

Qatar’s FM says Doha ready to invest in Lebanon ‘as soon as a government is formed’.

Prosecutors allege Riad Salameh failed to ensure foreign currency reserves were used for intended purposes.

Ammonium nitrate use can not only lead to tragedies like the Beirut blast but also cause much harm to nature and humans.