France had wanted to reduce the sectarian nature of the government, but Hezbollah has increased its clout in recent years.

The president said a modified version of the Yizkor prayer, which is said to remember those who have died and is recited several times of year, including on Yom Kippur.

The corona commissioner also accepted a portion of the blame himself, claiming that he understands the gravity of the decisions he makes and that they can affect lives as well as livelihoods.

The Health Ministry reported Saturday that a total of 8,315 new cases were diagnosed the day before, out of 62,035 people screened for coronavirus, which is a 13.4% positive rate.

A collection of photos showing Israel under its second lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

Iraq wants to reduce tensions between US and Iran-backed militias even as video shows IRGC Quds Force commander Ghaani in Iraq.

Out of the total of 1,571,782 tests carried out over the past seven months, 140,788 were carried out in the last week alone.

Armenia's Defense Ministry said that its troops had downed two Azerbaijani helicopters and three drones in response to the attack.