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Many Lebanese lawmakers are threatening to kill the government’s economic rescue plan if it does not make drastic amendments to the program, a reliable source said Wednesday.

Zakaria al-Omar was walking through Beirut when a stranger robbed him at knifepoint, a desperate crime of a kind that has become increasingly common in crisis-torn Lebanon.

Just last year, President Bashar al-Assad seemed on the brink of crowning military victories by easing his diplomatic isolation and recovering more of Syria without a bullet being fired.

Egypt said Saturday that tripartite talks with Ethiopia and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam on the River Nile were deadlocked because of Addis Ababa's "intransigence".

Lebanon’s Central Bank announced Wednesday that an electronic foreign currency trading platform to regulate daily exchange rates will go live June 23 and that it must be used by all traders.

Maltese authorities have seized counterfeit Libyan money worth $1.1 billion that was printed by a Russian firm and worsen the north African country's economic problems, the US State Department said.

A top Afghan official appointed to lead the much-awaited peace talks with the Taliban said Saturday his team was ready to start "at any moment" with the insurgents.

As countries across the world begin to cautiously ease coronavirus lockdown measures, discussion has ramped up on how Lebanon will begin to reduce its own restrictions and reopen society.

The lanes of Lavardac, a tiny village in the southwest of France, are largely silent during the nationwide lockdown, but a rhythmic whir can be heard from the upstairs window of one unassuming house.

Iran's president said on Sunday "low-risk" economic activities would resume from April 11 in the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the new coronavirus.

Lebanon’s central bank said on Friday it was launching a foreign exchange unit to centralise the price of dollars for money-changers, part of efforts to rein in the parallel market as hard currency runs short amid a deepening financial crisis.

Lebanon is unprepared for a large-scale coronavirus outbreak, experts have told The Daily Star.

The ministerial committee for combating the coronavirus has extended the closure of schools, universities and nurseries until March 14, in addition to calling for the closure of leisure venues.

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United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that schools and higher educational institutions will be closed for four weeks starting Sunday to avoid the spreading of coronavirus.