President Donald Trump hosts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his arch rival Benny Gantz on Monday ahead of unveiling his so-called “Deal of the Century” already flatly rejected by the Palestinians. The White House meeting with Netanyahu and, separately, with Gantz, thrusts Trump right into Israeli tense election scheduled in just ... Read More »
Oil chief urges west to call out foreign meddling in Libya conflict
Mustafa Sanalla says country facing disaster as blockade disrupts oil production World powers will be complicit in the collapse of the rule of law in Libya if they do not do more to call out the countries backing those responsible for disrupting the country’s oil exports, the head of ... Read More »
Scientists release audio recreation of ancient Egyptian’s voice in breakthrough study
The sound of a 3,000 year-old Egyptian mummy can finally be heard, after engineers 3D printed a version of its vocal tract. The noise – a short, vowel-like sound – gives a hint at what the ancient mummified individual might have sounded like. But it is only a hint, since scientists ... Read More »
Hundreds of thousands protest US troop presence in Iraq
Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who called for a “Million Man March.” Families and children held aloft signs that read “no, no to America” and “no, no to occupation” ... Read More »
Macron hopes new govt fulfills Lebanese people’s aspirations
French President Emmanuel Macron over the weekend congratulated President Michel Aoun on the formation of a new government and reiterated his country’s support for Lebanon. Speaking over the phone to Aoun Saturday, Macron expressed his hope that the new government will work to fulfill the aspirations of the Lebanese, according ... Read More »
Chinese premier visits virus epicenter as death toll hits 80
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday visited Wuhan, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has killed 80 and infected more than 2,700 people, as Beijing sought to signal how seriously it aims to respond to the developing crisis. The number of deaths from the flu-like virus ... Read More »
PM Diab Presides 20-member Government: Names & Portfolios
After around one month of consultations, Prime Minister Hassan Diab concluded the government’s line-up and visited Baabda Palace where he met with President Michel Aoun before the two men signed the formation decree. The new government is composed of 19 members in addition to the premier: 1. Prime Minister: Hassan ... Read More »
WHO officials try to contain China coronavirus — as well as public fears — as outbreak spreads
World health officials hesitated Wednesday to designate an outbreak of a flu-like coronavirus that’s killed at least 17 people as a global health emergency, trying to contain the fast-spreading illness without unnecessarily spooking global trade. The World Health Organization is set to reconvene Thursday after an emergency committee of international ... Read More »
Boris Johnson warns Trump both their countries will suffer if US starts trade war over tech tax
Boris Johnson has warned Donald Trump that both their countries will suffer if the US starts a trade war in the increasingly bitter dispute over the UK’s “tech tax”. The prime minister hit back after Washington threatened retaliation – probably a tax on UK car exports to the US – ... Read More »
Google finds Apple Safari anti-tracking feature actually enabled tracking
Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention technology posed risks to privacy and security, a research paper concluded. Apple focuses on privacy protections as a major selling point for its products, but a feature designed to protect your privacy when using its Safari browser also created vulnerabilities that put your data and privacy ... Read More »