BEIRUT, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Thursday that the discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have emphasized the urgency of finalizing a loan program with ...

Despite the agreement, the Israeli military occasionally carries out strikes in Lebanon, claiming to target "threats" posed by Hezbollah. Israeli forces also remain in several strategic locations in ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed ...

He covered it for 11 years at The Washington Post and is currently a special contributor to Sports Illustrated. But here he’s ...

The Kremlin is using vessels from its “ghost fleet” — hundreds of aging commercial ships with obscured ownership — to send ...

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...

An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Moscow today for talks on an American-proposed 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine has accepted but which a senior Russian official said would help Kyiv by ...

Partly because the previous reconstruction, the 2014 reconstruction, was still underway, but above all, because in war there is not only a before and an after, but also a during. In which life is not ...

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US government take over a depopulated Gaza Strip and turn it into a holiday ...

One of Abu Dhabi’s favourite Ramadan pop-ups is back for its 18th edition. Mirbad is bringing a touch of Egyptian nostalgia ...

Lebanon appointed a new army chief and heads of three security agencies on Thursday as the government seeks to firm up state authority, especially in the country's south, following the militant ...

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...