At Geneva, Minister Rakan Nassereddine urges action to save Lebanon’s health sector
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Intelligence cooperation between Iraq, Lebanon leads to destruction of amphetamine factory
One of Lebanon’s largest factories making the highly addictive amphetamine Captagon has been discovered and destroyed as part of rare security cooperation between intelligence agencies in Iraq and Lebanon, Iraq’s Interior Ministry said. The announcement late Monday came a month after the Lebanese army issued a statement about
Switzerland says would grant Putin ‘immunity’ for peace talks despite ICC arrest warrant
Switzerland would grant Russian President Vladimir Putin immunity if he came to the country for talks on peace in Ukraine, despite the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant, it said Tuesday. Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told a press conference that, under certain circumstances, he would be allowed to set
More rain in northern China takes death toll in floods to 13
At least three more people have died in heavy rains in northern China, state media said on Tuesday, taking to 13 the death toll in recent storms across the region, with five still missing and no let-up in rain forecast. Downpours heavier than usual have battered parts of China in
Iran warns war with Israel could resume at any time
A senior Iranian official warned Monday that war with Israel could erupt at any moment, describing the current lull after June’s 12-day conflict as only a temporary halt. “We must be prepared at every moment for confrontation; right now, we are not even in a ceasefire (agreement); we are