Mothers who come from countries that are on Trump's Muslim ban list are counting down the days until Joe Biden becomes president to see their children
Diplomats say the former Slovak foreign minister will replace Ghassan Salame in the post, which has been vacant for nearly a year.
A letter sent to the UN Security Council has named former Slovakian foreign minister Jan Kubis as new UN envoy to Libya
Lebanon's handling of the virus surge amid a deepening economic crisis has been under scrutiny, with many saying hesitant policies have failed to contain the spread of the disease.
Analysis: Non-Arab powers have emerged as new regional centres of influence in the Middle East's changing geopolitical map.
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The fire on Saturday night tore through the tented shelters of some 75 families near the town of Bhanine in the north Lebanon Miniyeh region, leaving only a charred wasteland.
A camp has been set alight in Lebanon following a fight between two members and a Lebanese family.
Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan announced on Friday that one new registered coronavirus case on an incoming flight from Britain carried the new variant of the virus.
Only Tunisia has made the transition during the Arab Spring, with the other popular uprisings ending in repression, war or chaos.