Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised Sunday the possibility of snap elections following a dispute with his finance minister over a new national broadcasting service. Local papers, radio and television channels reported on a weekend threat by Netanyahu to dissolve the government if the Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) isn’t dissolved ...
Hundreds of people took to streets in central Beirut on Sunday against proposed tax rises that the Lebanese parliament is considering to fund a new wage increase for public employees. Carrying placards and banners, more than a thousand protesters flocked to Riad Al-Solh square, chanting “We will not pay” and ...