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Protests in Lebanese capital over deteriorating economy

Hundreds of people protested in Lebanon's capital Sunday over increasingly difficult living conditions, amid fears of a dollar shortage and possible price hikes. A skirmish broke out as protesters tried to break through security barriers in front of the cabinet office and anti-riot forces...

Iran's oil sector on 'full alert' against attacks

Iran's oil minister on Sunday ordered his country's energy sector to be on high alert to the threat of "physical and cyber" attacks. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said "it is necessary for all companies and installations of the oil industry to be on full alert against physical and cyber threats,"...

US rejects Iran FM hospital visit unless American freed

The State Department said Saturday that it would only allow Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit the country's ambassador in a U.S. hospital if Tehran releases a detained American citizen. "Foreign Minister Zarif would like to visit a colleague who is in the hospital...