‘The risk is zero’ say farmers in Lebanon. They want cannabis legalised to help solve the country’s growing economic crisis. Lebanon’s Bekka Valley is home to the country’s ‘green...
Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls
In Syria, Bashar al Assad’s Baath Party has won a widely expected majority in parliamentary elections held across regime-controlled areas.
Google honours NASA’s first Turkish female astronomer
Google honoured the life and work of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt for changing how we understand the Sun. Who is she?
Lebanon faces record power cuts as economy worsens
Lebanon has been plunged into darkness as record power cuts grip the country amid worsening economic conditions.
Has a vaccine for the coronavirus been found and what does it mean for you?
The first vaccine to end the pandemic might be ready shortly. What will this mean for you and how long will it take to rid the entire globe of Covid-19?
Russia report: UK ‘took eye off the ball
UK spy agencies took their ‘eye off the ball’ over Russian interference and the government “badly underestimated” the threat. A long-awaited report from Parliament’s Intelligence and...
Brazilian police brutality sparks ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests
Brazil has its own “Black lives Matter” movement with protesters addressing structural racism in a country dominated by a class discourse. Police crackdowns killed 6,000 people in 2019, five times more than...