Oil prices held steady on Friday and were on track for a third consecutive weekly gain, pulled higher by major oil producers’ efforts to hold back output amid concerns about the pace of economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude LCOc1 futures were up 5 cents, or 0.1%, at...

Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut homes and businesses, Lebanese wearily braced themselves for a new coronavirus lockdown due to start on Friday. "What now? On top of this disaster, a coronavirus catastrophe?" said 55-year-old Roxane Moukarzel, as she waved...

Palestinian militants fired 12 rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip overnight, nine of which were intercepted, and Israel responded with three airstrikes on targets linked to the territory's Hamas rulers, the Israeli military said early Friday. It was the most serious exchange of fire...

The United States blacklisted Thursday senior Syrian government officials and leaders of several Syrian military units as Washington continues to impose sanctions aimed at cutting off funds for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The action, which follows the blacklisting of...