The governor of Lebanon's Central Bank was charged yesterday with dereliction of duty and breach of trust, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) has reported. According to Bloomberg, Riad Salameh has been indicted over his alleged misuse of millions of dollars last year. Mount Lebanon state...

Germany’s health minister said he expects the European Union's drug regulator to authorize a coronavirus vaccine made by AstraZeneca on Friday, but it may not be recommended for older adults because of insufficient data. Jens Spahn said it wasn’t clear whether the decision by the...

A cautious calm prevailed in the northern city of Tripoli on Friday hours after rioters set fire to several buildings, capping days of violent clashes as anger over growing poverty made worse by the coronavirus lockdown boiled over. Lebanese troops deployed in the country's second-largest...

Pakistan on Thursday rejected New Delhi’s claim that Islamabad and Beijing are backing the ongoing protests by farmers in India. In a weekly news briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the “baseless and irresponsible” accusations are a continuation of...