BEIRUT: Lebanese banks will remain closed in light of nationwide protests for the fifth consecutive day, the Association of Banks in Lebanon announced.However, Banque du Liban, the country’s central bank, on Tuesday provided banks

BEIRUT: The Lebanese youth revolt against tax increases and corruption began on social media with protests about a proposed levy on WhatsApp, bringing dissent from the virtual world to the real world. For the

The top American diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump made the release of US security aid to Ukraine contingent on Kyiv publicly declaring it would carry out politically motivated

Two University of Connecticut (UConn) students have been charged with shouting a racial slur outside a campus apartment complex in an episode that was caught on video and has led to protests at the

JEDDAH: The situation of many peaceful dissidents who are still in jail in Turkey, like Osman Kavala, who recently completed his second year in pretrial detention, is still criticized by Western countries and human rights

JEDDAH: The situation of many peaceful dissidents who are still in jail in Turkey, like Osman Kavala, who recently completed his second year in pretrial detention, is still criticized by Western countries and human rights

SoftBank Group Corp offered close to $10bn to WeWork owner The We Company, its employees and its investors on Monday under a plan to keep the struggling United States office space-sharing start-up afloat. The

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau swept to power in 2015 on a campaign of idealistic promises, surprising political rivals with a majority Liberal government and ending nearly 10 years of Conservative leadership. It was

PARIS: The refusal of the French government to take back Daesh militants from Syria could fuel a new militant recruitment drive in France, threatening public safety, a leading anti-terrorism investigator has told AFP.David De

BAGHDAD: Influential Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr has given his supporters the green light to resume anti-government protests, after the movement was interrupted following a deadly crackdown.Protests shook Iraq for six days from Oct.