Rivalries and factions have prevented the formation of a new government able to tackle the financial crisis, poverty and aftermath of the Beirut explosion.
Exclusive: France creates reform roadmap for crisis-ridden Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron has created a roadmap for Lebanese politicians outlining political and financial reforms needed to unlock foreign aid and rescue the country from multiple crises …
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Posts in Lebanon After Shots Fired at Troops, Military Says
The Israeli military said a Hezbollah squad in southern Lebanon fired at Israeli forces late on Tuesday, causing no casualties, and accused the group of deliberately operating near a U.N. peacekeeping …
Kyrgyz Authorities Allow Friday Prayers As Kazakhstan Also Lifts Some Coronavirus Restrictions
Muslims in Kyrgyzstan will be allowed to return this week to mosques for Friday Prayers for first time in months, authorities say.
In Cambodia, a sweeping new environment code languishes in legal limbo
In Cambodia, the Mekong River winds past Southeast Asia’s largest remaining lowland evergreen forest before filling up Tonle Sap, the region’s largest freshwater lake. The river, lined with valuable …
U.S. troops injured in altercation with Russian military patrol in Syria
U.S. service members were injured in an altercation with a Russian military patrol in Syria in which two vehicles collided, U.S. officials said Wednesday, highlighting the fraught nature of security …
Sri Lanka to adopt ‘India first approach’
Sri Lanka will adopt an “India first approach” as its new foreign policy plank and protect New Delhi’s strategic security interests, the country’s Foreign Secretary, Jayanath Colombage, has said as he …
U.S. continues to pursue complete, verifiable North Korea denuclearisation, says Esper
The United States continues to pursue the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday.
South Korea central bank cuts 2020 GDP outlook, open to more stimulus to fight virus fallout
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates steady on Thursday, but sharply downgraded its 2020 growth outlook and kept the door open for more monetary stimulus to support an economy hard hit by …
Typhoon barrels into N. Korea after causing damage in South
A typhoon has damaged homes and other buildings, flooded roads and toppled utility poles on the Korean Peninsula …