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Questions for Israel mount after Iran scientist's killing

Questions mounted in Israel on Sunday following the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist, with experts speculating on whether Israeli agents were responsible, and if so, how Tehran might respond. Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has blamed the Jewish state for Friday's killing of...

Hundreds of Syrians exit Lebanese town over tensions: UN

At least 270 Syrian families have left a north Lebanon town, as hostility toward them mounted over a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian national, the UN refugee agency said Friday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees condemned “collective reprisals against Syrians in the...

Lebanon parliament calls for unhindered public sector audit

Lebanon's parliament voted Friday in favour of a sweeping financial audit of state institutions, a week after a consultancy firm terminated its contract to audit the central bank over missing data. The International Monetary Fund and France are among creditors demanding an audit of...

Hundreds of Syrians exit Bcharri over tensions: UN

 At least 270 Syrian families have left a north Lebanon town, as hostility towards them mounted over a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian national, the UN refugee agency said Friday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees condemned "collective reprisals...