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BEIRUT: The Islamic State militant group's Afghan branch on Friday said it was behind an explosion that brought down electricity lines and plunged Kabul into darkness. The power cut on Thursday was a further blow to Taliban efforts to…

Army soldiers stand guard near the Justice Ministry, ahead of a protest against Judge Tarek Bitar who is investigating the 2020 port explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon October 14, 2021 (Reuters)BEIRUT: Lebanon's Al Jadeed TV said gunfire was…

BEIRUT: The militant Hezbollah group said it fired a barrage of rockets near Israeli positions close to the Lebanese border on Friday, calling it retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon a day earlier. In a statement,…

BEIRUT: In the year since a monster explosion disfigured Beirut, a local probe has yet to yield significant arrests or even identify a culprit, with politicians widely accused of stalling progress. The August 4, 2020 explosion at the…

BEIRUT: Protesters blocked some roadways in Lebanon for a second day on Wednesday after the currency's fall to a new low further enraged a population long horrified by the country's financial meltdown. In the past year, Lebanon has been…