August 2020

The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India, and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities.Nearly 5,900 people…

Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said was the cause of the Beirut blasts, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been the cause of…

The number of deaths in the Beirut blasts continues to rise with the latest figures at 135 deaths, around 5,000 wounded, Lebanon’s Health Minister Hamad Hassan said Wednesday."There are still…

Turkey conducted a military drill in the eastern Mediterranean that was followed by an Egyptian-French drill amid tensions in the region among Turkey, Greece and Cyprus on gas exploration, and…

The governor of Lebanon's Beirut, Marwan Abboud, said on Wednesday that the value of damages caused by the explosion which shook the capital ranges between $3 billion and $5 billion,…

Even before the coronavirus pandemic there was a significant increase in the number of Israelis visiting Turkey, and it seems that the trend continues despite the virus outbreak. Source: Al…

On the evening of Aug. 4, Beirut witnessed an unprecedented explosion that ruined a large part of the city, injuring thousands and killing many. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Lebanon's…

With support from Russian officials and the Orthodox Church, Syria will begin construction on a small-scale replica of the Hagia Sophia that will serve as an Orthodox cathedral. Source: Al…

Hitting military bases in Baghdad and other areas, armed groups linked to Iran continues to call for revenge for the January killing of their former leaders Qasem Soleimani and Abu…

The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc called Wednesday for the participation of international experts to help in a transparent judicial investigation into a massive explosion that devastated Beirut and turned it…