British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Thursday that authorities will have to impose tougher measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 and "protect’’ the Christmas holidays as the government prepared to introduce stricter measures in northeast England. Johnson’s comments came...

Lebanon's largest prison has more than 200 coronavirus cases, the head of the country's doctors' union warned Thursday, calling for speedy trials to ease overcrowding. "There are more than 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Roumieh prison," Sharaf Abu Sharaf told journalists in Beirut,...

Oil prices fell on Thursday, after rising steeply in the two previous sessions, as concerns about weak fuel demand re-emerged and producers in the Gulf of Mexico prepared to resume output following Hurricane Sally. Brent crude  futures fell 67 cents, or 1.6%, to $41.55 a barrel at 0628...

(Eqtsad)- “We fled death in Syria and now death haunts us here in Lebanon,” Mohamed Khoury said gravely, leaving Beirut, now, his greatest wish. The 18-year-old shares a basement apartment with his family in Gemmayzeh district, Beirut. His previous home was destroyed in the port...