North Korea launched multiple short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of ongoing firing drills, a week after it resumed missile tests following a three-month break, South Korea’s military said. The projectiles included artillery fired from a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) and flew up to 200 kms ...
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Erdogan to discuss migrant crisis with EU, urges Greece to ‘open your gates’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Greece on Sunday to “open your gates” to refugees trying to enter the European Union from Turkey and said he hoped to win more help from the EU at talks on Monday. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to get into Greece, an ...
Read More »Markets plunge, Italy locked down as virus spreads
Financial markets around the world crashed Monday and a swathe of northern Italy was sealed off as authorities struggled to contain the spread and impact of the deadly coronavirus. An area home to a quarter of Italy’s population was effectively shuttered — including Milan and Venice — mimicking a lockdown ...
Read More »Asian markets collapse as oil prices crash, virus spreads
Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering and wiping hundreds of billions off valuations. As the deadly disease claims more lives around the world, dealers are ...
Read More »Lebanon says to default on eurobonds as financial crisis intensifies
Lebanon said Saturday it would default on its Eurobond debt for the first time and seek out restructuring agreements due to a spiralling financial crisis that has hit foreign currency reserves. The country, hit by a severe liquidity crunch and months of anti-establishment protests, was due on Monday to repay ...
Read More »Kubis: I encourage creditors to work with Lebanese government to avoid disorderly default
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis said on Sunday that “the honest statement of Prime Minister Hassan Diab about the failure of the previous economic model opens the way out of the crisis.” “I encourage creditors to work with the government to avoid disorderly default following the suspension ...
Read More »Breaking: 1 New Confirmed Coronavirus Case in Lebanon, Total of 33
The management of Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut recorded a coronavirus case and issued the following statement on their official Facebook page, Sunday, March 8th: “We received a patient who, after the necessary medical examination, was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus.” “The patient was transferred directly from ...
Read More »Coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 worldwide while US deaths top 14
COVID-19 cases surpassed 100,000 worldwide on Friday as the new flu-like coronavirus continues to spread outside of China, the epicenter of the outbreak. The total number of cases now stands at 100,055 as of 8 a.m. ET on Friday, according to data compiled by John Hopkins. The majority of the ...
Read More »Information Minister meets Tele Liban Employees Syndicate
Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Friday met in her office at the Ministry with a delegation from Television of Lebanon (TL) Employees’ Syndicate, with whom she discussed the Syndicate’s concerns and demands. The current situation endured by the Station and employees also featured high on their ...
Read More »Information Minister, UK Ambassador broach local developments
Information Minister, Manal Abdel Samad, on Friday welcomed at her ministerial office British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris Rampling, with whom she discussed the country’s general situation, as well as some media-related issues. “It’s a pleasure to have met Her Excellency, the Minister; it is the first time I get the ...
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