AMMAN: The EU has urged Israel to ensure that Palestinian elections are held across all territories, including East Jerusalem, following a unilateral decision by President Mahmoud Abbas to delay polls planned for May 22.   The

BEIRUT: As Lebanon marks the 46th anniversary of its bloody civil war on April 13, public figures are warning that the country’s worsening crisis could lead to new conflict. Though the regional and international

Government pledges to make water safe before release, but plan draws swift condemnation.Japan will release more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power station back into the sea,

Plan to vaccinate all people by the end of the year abandoned after blood clot fears prompt change to medical advice on AstraZeneca use.Australia has abandoned its target of vaccinating nearly all the country’s

BEIRUT: Heavy rainfall on Saturday afternoon prevented large numbers of people from participating in a “Day of Rage” in the heart of Beirut, declared by the Oct. 17 groups demanding a transitional government with exceptional

LONDON: The death on Friday of Britain’s Prince Philip, the “strength and stay” of Queen Elizabeth II throughout the long years of her reign, is being mourned throughout the world, and nowhere more so

The State Department has announced that it will make it easier for US officials to meet Taiwanese representatives, defying pressure from China at a time of high tensions, and as the US Congress considers

BEIRUT: While the official ministerial committee in Lebanon continues to ponder the allocation of ration cards to 800,000 families before lifting subsidies on basic goods, parties have rushed to absorb their supporters’ resentment. Hezbollah has

Walmart shook up the banking world earlier this year when it announced plans to set up a financial technology firm.Walmart Inc.’s financial technology venture, still shrouded in mystery, now has a possible name: Hazel

Admiral crackdown ‘could signal the end of Erdogan’s Eurasianist shift’: Experts ANKARA: Turkey’s latest arrest wave targeting former admirals who signed a critical night-time declaration has stirred debate over whether the crackdown is a