Beirut protesters’ camp attacked, tents set on fire: TV footage
Tents of anti-government protesters were on fire in a central Beirut square on Tuesday after their camp was attacked by men armed with sticks, TV...
Pro-Hezbollah, Amal mob destroy Beirut protest camp, Hariri looks set to quit
A mob loyal to Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal attacked and destroyed a camp set up by anti-government demonstrators in central Beirut on Tuesday as...
EU should revise fiscal rules to free up spending on climate: advisers
The European Union should revise its fiscal rules to allow governments to spend more on policies to fight climate change and infrastructure, an independent advisory...
Israel’s Netanyahu plans to move funds from civilian to military spending
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to shift funds designated for civilian purposes to military spending to meet any threats from Iran, a government official...
Lebanese PM Hariri to give a speech at 1400 GMT: Twitter
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will give a speech from his official residence in Beirut at 4 p.m. (1400 gmt) on Tuesday, the official Twitter...
Lebanese PM Hariri likely to resign amid protests: sources
Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is likely to resign, two official sources said on Tuesday, amid unprecedented protests against a ruling elite many accuse of corruption...
London Fire Brigade failings worsened Grenfell Tower death toll: report
Grave failings by the London Fire Brigade during the Grenfell Tower blaze, which killed 71 people in 2017, meant that some lives that could have...
Bolivian opposition candidate invited to vote audit: government
Bolivian opposition candidate Carlos Mesa is invited to participate in an audit of votes cast in the recent presidential election, Vice President Alvaro Garcia said...
New protests rage in Chile as Pinera fires ministers
President Sebastian Pinera faced new protests after he replaced eight cabinet members including his interior and finance ministers, a house-cleaning aimed at taming the biggest...
Supporters of Lebanese Shi’ite groups pull down protesters’ tents in Beirut
Supporters of the Lebanese Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal fought with protesters at a roadblock on a main road in Beirut on Tuesday, pulling down...