The US on Thursday called Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's decision to pardon more than 100 political opponents ahead of parliamentary elections a "farce." "The Maduro regime’s announcement of conditional dismissal of criminal charges against roughly one-third of the political...

Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Thursday his country needs social and political stability to deal with the challenges it is facing, voicing a better tomorrow for his country because of its "culture of freedom and democracy". Ghannouchi, who heads Ennahda Movement, made...

France's intelligence chief has joined efforts to push Lebanon to deliver a new government and reforms, Lebanese sources said Thursday, buttressing President Emmanuel Macron's bid to pull the country out of a devastating economic crisis. Macron is centre stage in international efforts to...

Beirut port's capacity to handle wheat and other bulk cereal imports has collapsed to about a fifth or less of its level before a massive blast smashed its grain silos and other facilities, a senior UN official said Thursday. But Abdallah Alwardat, the country director for the World Food...