Tag: Michel Aoun
Lebanese fear currency will further tumble despite promises
BEIRUT (AP) - For months, Kamal Nasser, a successful plumbing contractor in Lebanon, has seen his business base erode. There are almost no new...
The Latest: Johnson in good spirits during hospitalization
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people...
Iran reports more than 100 new virus deaths as fears mount
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The official leading Iran's response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his...
Iran reports 113 new virus deaths as concerns mount
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The official leading Iran's response to the new coronavirus acknowledged Sunday that the pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his...
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
BEIRUT (AP) - Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government protesters outside Lebanon's Parliament,...
Violence escalates in Beirut as anti-government anger rises
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese security forces used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes with hundreds of anti-government protesters outside the country's...
The Latest: Australia says its troops in Iraq are safe
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local):7:15...
The Latest: FAA restricts US flights over Iran, Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions in the wake of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general (all times local):5:10...
Japan issues arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair’s wife
TOKYO (AP) - Tokyo prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for the wife of Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, on suspicion of perjury. The...
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new Lebanese government
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanon's president Thursday asked a university professor and former education minister supported by the militant Hezbollah group to form a new...