Middle East

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces accuse IS sleeper cells and Syrian government proxies of carrying out the attacks to cause instability in the former IS stronghold

Gaza has reported 81 cases of the coronavirus – all were people in mandatory quarantine centers set up by Hamas for anyone returning to the territory

Macron offers France’s help, but some at home accuse him of neocolonialist meddling

Protesters demand an international investigation, pointing blame for huge explosion at government officials – but also at Hezbollah

The explosions, which caused no casualties but did some material damage, are the latest in a string of such incidents in recent weeks

No stranger to disaster, from a devastating 15-year civil war to terrorism, Lebanon has had to pick itself up before and rebuild, but the path ahead is uncertain and strewn with peril

Events in tribute to victims take place one day after government resigns

Many of the surviving children were displaced in the blast, which destroyed over 300,000 homes

Region analysts warn the strategy could precipitate government’s collapse, or worse

Beirut explosion victims remembered in Chile vigil  

Protests call for death to politicians after massive Beirut explosion

The Iraqi military denied the incident took place, and Kuwait's Armed Forces denied any attack, affirming that boarders are stable and secure 

Decision comes after several ministers and lawmakers resigned, but calls continue for entire government to go, including in mass demonstrations

The results are in line with analysts' expectations but stand in contrast to the losses reported by its rival energy giants, which are reeling from a drop in oil demand since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic

The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has asked the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on Iran, a move pushed strongly by the United States