John Gable started portraying Santa Claus in 2005, but he said it's 2020 that needs some Christmas cheer. "I think especially this year it's important for kids to see Santa," he said. "Everything is ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s Hezbollah sues PM’s brother over blast accusation
Lebanon’s Hezbollah is suing the estranged brother of the country’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri after he accused the militant group of being responsible for the ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon lights township tree, welcomes Santa and Mrs. Claus
Dec. 6, folks gathered at the Lebanon Township Municipal Building to await the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan pleads for more Chinese help in building key infrastructure
Even as Kyrgyzstan appears uncertain how to cope with the massive weight of its dues to China, it has embarked on a fresh charm offensive to remind Beijing of the role it plays in developing vital ... ( read original story ...)
Washington sanctions Kyrgyzstan’s behind-the-scenes kingpin
Washington has sanctioned a notorious and politically influential former Kyrgyz customs official who is alleged to have stollen hundreds of millions of dollars from state coffers. The Treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Israel plans 2024 moonshot after first unmanned lander crashed
Israel will try another unmanned lunar landing in early 2024 after its first attempt ended last year with the spacecraft crashing on the moon’s surface, officials said on Wednesday. The new project, ... ( read original story ...)
Netanyahu to take first corona vaccine as first doses arrive in Israel
A DHL flight from Brussels, carrying over 100,000 doses of the recently created vaccine, landed at Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion Airport just after 9 a.m. ( read original story ...)
Trump emboldened Israel and Saudi Arabia; now Biden will try to rein them in. A little.
The new president will criticize leaders unaccustomed to it under Trump, but is not likely to revisit most of the changes Trump made to Middle East policy. ( read original story ...)
Raphael Warnock, under fire for past criticism of Israel, rejects BDS and backs US defense assistance
We saw the government of Israel shoot down unarmed Palestinian sisters and brothers like birds of prey,” Warnock said in a 2018 sermon ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus vaccine from China’s Sinopharm is 86% effective, UAE officials say
The UAE approved the vaccine for general use after trials in the country, the first official green light of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine for that purpose. ( read original story ...)