After more than seven months of presidential vacancy, 32 Lebanese deputies announced Sunday the nomination of an official in the International Monetary Fund, former minister Jihad Azour, for the presidency. Since the end of former President Michel Aoun’s term at the end of October, the Lebanese parliament has failed for 11 sessions to elect a … Read more
Written by Abdul Halim Salem Monday, 05 June 2023 02:00 AM From time to time, investors hear terms such as the bear market and the bull market to describe certain movements in the stock markets. The two terms can be briefly defined as a downward market occurring when stocks decline, and an upward market when … Read more
agencies Saturday, 03 June 2023 11:00 PM technology stocks led, Wall Street To rise at a strong pace, with increasing bets that the US Federal Reserve will temporarily stop raising interest rates, after a mixed US jobs report.. US stocks ended last week’s sessions on the upside, after the May labor market report showed an … Read more
A new study reveals that simple tests that assess grip strength and mobility can predict people’s risk of developing health factors associated with aging such as dementia. Previous studies have shown that as people get older, they generally tend to lose muscle tone and move more slowly. read more This section contains related articles, placed … Read more
Expect a large leadership presence at the next Arab summit The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that he “does not know whether Syria will return to the Arab League or not,” and that “in his capacity as Secretary-General of the League, he did not receive any letters stating that … Read more
Amid calls to “deport” illegal residents The Lebanese Ministry of Interior launched a national survey campaign to enumerate and register the displaced Syrians, as part of new procedures to control their work and identify those who are legally in Lebanon. These government measures are taking place in light of political discussions and calls to “deport” … Read more
The UN envoy announced the agreement of the two parties to the negotiations… and a warning of a “humanitarian catastrophe” Khartoum: Muhammad Amin Yassin – London: Asharq Al-Awsat Despite the declared truce in Sudan, clashes raged between the army and the Rapid Support Forces yesterday in various areas of Khartoum, especially around the presidential palace … Read more
A large readership likely recalls the iconic image of the late theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, completely confined to a computer-controlled wheelchair. And trained that computer to read the movements of Hawking’s eyes, if fixed on a word or letter, the computer knows what is required of it. At that time, there were only a few … Read more
Today, the Jordanian capital, Amman, will host meetings for the foreign ministers of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Egypt, with the Syrian foreign minister. A Jordanian source described the meetings as carrying Syria’s responses to Arab proposals, in a way that guarantees “a political solution that guarantees its territorial integrity, the continuation … Read more
Lebanese Minister of Justice Henry El-Khoury told Asharq Al-Awsat that the return of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their country is “a sensitive issue and should not be dealt with by a hasty decision.” There are 1,800 Syrians who have committed criminal offenses in Lebanese prisons, 82 percent of whom have not completed their trials, … Read more