Hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon returned home on Wednesday, the first day of voluntary repatriations organized by Beirut. Lugging suitcases, power generators, fridges and even chickens, around 700 Syrians who had agreed to cross over gathered from early morning near the Masnaa northeastern border crossing. Lebanese authorities say the repatriations ...
Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, Iraq’s prime minister-designate, on Tuesday asked the country’s parliamentary speaker to hold a session by the end of the week to vote on the ministerial candidates of his cabinet, two weeks after he was named into the position. Sudani was tasked with forming Iraq’s next government on ...
