Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister on Monday after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion.
Adib is set to be designated just ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, [...]

Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is poised to be designated prime minister after winning the support of major parties to form a new government facing a crippling financial crisis and the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion. [Read More]

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Christine Douglass-Williams The arrest of Haleema Mustafa is welcome news, especially in light of the fact that there is in
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Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld In extremely confusing times, strategists look for additional analytic instruments with which to understand trends. One such
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Prof. Eytan Gilboa The Israeli peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is transforming strategic alliances in the Middle
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Qatar has announced changes to its labour laws, raising the minimum wage by 25 percent to 1,000 riyals ($275) a month and scrapping a requirement for workers to get permission from their employers to change jobs. [Read More]

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Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera has asked men in Malawi to strictly follow COVID-19 preventive measures.
In his weekly national address, Saturday Chakwera said government statistics indicate that more men in the country are infected with the virus than women. Chakwera said this is largely because of the reckless behavior of many men in Malawi in observing [...]

Captain Eoin Morgan belted a blistering half-century as England chased down a record target at Old Trafford to beat Pakistan by five wickets in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday. [Read More]

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The driver of a microbus has given a confessional statement in the case filed over the hit-and-run accident that left mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna dead in Dhaka on August 7. [Read More]

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The Vatican has announced that the faithful will be readmitted to the general audiences Pope Francis holds on Wednesday as the Holy See slowly begins easing restrictions imposed by COVID-19. Francis has spoken about the pandemic on various occasions including the past week when he said it has both “exposed and aggravated” social inequalities. Sabina [...]