- 12 January, 2026
Lebanon approves state of emergency; rights groups raise concerns over threat to freedom
Lebanese Parliament on Thursday approved a state of emergency in the aftermath of widespread protests across the country against the mishandling of national affairs by
Can France create change in Lebanon?
France has stepped up with aid and comfort after the deadly blast in Beirut but how much change can it really usher in? Just two
Iran approaches UN on plane interception
Tehran is calling on the international body to hold the United States responsible for an incident last month when fighter jets intercepted an Iranian passenger
Aid eludes a Lebanon in crisis
With the country reeling under the worst economic crisis in decades, Lebanon remains dogged by sanctions and lack of aid. The international community maintains that
JCPOA: Biden assures of compliance from its end until Tehran revokes
Tensions escalate between the US and Iran as Tehran fired a missile destroying US mock aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian missile
Muted Eid in Lebanon as it battles a triple threat
Lebanon is in the middle of an economic spiral; some of the worst times it is facing since the end of the civil war three decades ago…
Egypt’s homeless children worst hit by COVID19 pandemic
By some estimates, there are around 16,000 children and young adults on the streets in Egypt, a number that UNICEF considers a massive underestimation….
Fresh Blow to Lebanon’s Ties With Gulf Nations
Al-Shabaab, a Somali militant group commonly known as a “Salafi-jihadist movement”, is the major instigator behind the ongoing political crisis and frequent attacks in Somalia.
Sirte waits at the edge of battle
The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has been moving columns of troops from Misrata along the Mediterranean….
End of crisis or beginning: Egyptian forces enter Libya, Turkey slams it as ‘Illegal’
On Friday, Egyptian forces entered Libya backing upthe war-torn country’s warlord General Haftar Khalifa’s forces (Libyan National Army….