Author: AFP ID: 1589548171785688900 Fri, 2020-05-15 13:00 BEIRUT: Lebanon, whose currency has been pegged to the dollar for 23 years, is ready to float the pound only after it secures billions in aid, Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said Friday. Speaking … read more
Author: Ben Simon | AFP ID: 1589473990910740800 Thu, 2020-05-14 15:50 JERUSALEM: Israel postponed the swearing in of its unity government, which had been set for Thursday, following a request for a three-day delay by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu asked … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1589473358350686500 Thu, 2020-05-14 15:37 DOHA: Qatar has made wearing a face mask compulsory for everyone who steps outside their home, with violators facing jail time and fines of up to $55,000. The move comes as the number … read more
Author: Associated Press ID: 1589467150920208500 Thu, 2020-05-14 13:44 ANKARA: Turkish authorities have arrested a former top-tier soccer player who confessed to killing his 5-year-old son while the boy was being treated in a hospital on suspicion of a COVID-19 infection. … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1589466887920182100 Thu, 2020-05-14 11:40 TEHRAN: Iran warned of a possible coronavirus cluster hitting another province on Thursday as it announced 71 new deaths and more than 1,800 infections nationwide. “We are in situation similar to previous days … read more