Kirby Smart and his staff view the former five-star recruit as a great fit for a Todd Monken system with a history of producing big-time passing numbers. So do other coaches familiar with Monken and …
Kuwait-Backed Prysm to Split Apart in Bankruptcy
Prysm, a California-based video-screen-technology developer, has filed for bankruptcy after cutting a deal to sell some assets and hand over others to lenders including Kuwait’s sovereign-wealth fund.
30 years ago, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
This week marks the 30th anniversary of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. That attack galvanized the George H.W. Bush administration to create an overwhelming international coalition to …
Kuwait pension fund has cash to spend after revamp
The fund has since exited more than $20 billion in questionable deals in a “major cleanup” of its portfolio, according to Raed Al-Nisf, deputy general manager for investments and operations. “It’s no …
French President Macron Calls for a ‘New Political Order’ in Lebanon as He Visits a Ravaged Beirut
(BEIRUT) — Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon’s leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the capital.
Macron says aid to blast-stricken Lebanon won’t go to “corrupt hands”
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised aid to Lebanon but reassured angry citizens reeling from a lethal blast that killed 145 people that no blank cheques will be given to its leaders …
The Latest: Macron says France doesn’t want to run Lebanon
France’s president has denied he’s seeking to pull the strings in Lebanon and revive France’s colonial-era influence over the country reeling from the deadly explosion …
Fact check: The Central Bank of Lebanon was not destroyed by the Beirut port explosion
A number of posts on social media claim that the August 4 explosion in Beirut affected the Central Bank of Lebanon and that this bank has links to the Rothschild family. This is inaccurate and part of …
A Promising Life Is Cut Short, Becoming a Symbol of Lebanon’s Heartache
In a split second, it left Lebanon’s capital looking like a war zone without a war. Image Sahar Fares, 24, was one of at least 145 people killed by the massive explosion that leveled most of Beirut …
Beirut Explosion Update: Lebanon Detains 16 People As Part Of Inquiry
The investigation into the massive blast continues, a Lebanese judge says. The explosion has been traced to an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse.