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Jul 29, 2020

Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue

Residents in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv have woken up to a jarring sight: a massive installation depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoying a lavish meal all by himself at a sprawling 10-meter table in a mock re-enactment of the Last Supper

Jul 23, 2020

French foreign minister visits Lebanon amid economic crisis

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is in Lebanon — the first high-ranking Western official to visit the Mediterranean country since it descended into the worst economic crisis of its modern history

Jul 22, 2020

Stock gains are checked as US-China tensions escalate again

Stocks are drifting slightly higher in early trading Wednesday as tensions between the U.S. and China flare up again

Jul 22, 2020

Crisis hits Lebanon's hospitals, among the best in Mideast

Lebanon's hospitals are cracking under the country's financial crisis, just as the nation faces a surge in coronavirus cases

Jul 22, 2020

Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests

Dozens of Israeli demonstrators have chained themselves together and briefly blocked the entrance to parliament

Jul 22, 2020

Asian shares turn lower as virus caseloads surge

Shares are mostly lower in Asia, as governments in the region reported surging numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases

Jul 21, 2020

AP Exclusive: Aid from top donors drops even as need soars

Some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 20, 2020

Wrangling over virus relief persists despite high stakes

The desperate race to corral the coronavirus pandemic is taking on even greater urgency as a burgeoning economic crisis collides with political turmoil

France delays retirement reform that caused mass strikes

Jul 17, 2020

France’s government is delaying a divisive overhaul of the retirement system until at least the end of the year because of the economic crisis unleashed by the pandemic

Jul 16, 2020

Minister: No investors for Lebanon's ailing power sector

Lebanon's energy minister says the country's worsening economic crisis is making it increasingly difficult to attract investors for its ailing electricity sector