The arrest of dozens of “violent sellers” after the record drop in the riyal The Iranian currency crisis toppled the governor of Iran’s central bank, while Tehran announced the shutdown of dozens of brokers and “rogue sellers” in the dollar market, following a record drop in the Iranian riyal. Iranian media reported yesterday that the … Read more
Parties and political forces denounce and ask that the culprits be unmasked and brought to justice Christmas day was disturbed by the population of the town of Brih in the Chouf region (Mount Lebanon): drawings and images of skulls were placed by unknown persons on the houses of the town’s Christians. These images, transmitted by … Read more
Will Twitter Go Bankrupt? The head of the company, Elon Musk, said that the platform is no longer moving on the “fast track to failure”. “There are a lot of things that need to be done, but overall we seem to be moving in a good direction,” the entrepreneur said. Over the weekend, Musk took … Read more
Legal sources in Lebanon have considered the matter “a violation of sovereignty”. Judicial delegations from several European countries are expected to arrive in the Lebanese capital (Beirut) at the beginning of the new year, to investigate with the governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, and bank officials, the pending financial corruption files before … Read more
Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal made a spicy confession about Jennifer Aniston. The actor revealed he felt “awkward” while filming sex scenes with Aniston, describing the whole experience as “torture”. The two starred together in the 2002 comedy The Good Girl. Gyllenhaal has admitted that he has a huge crush on Aniston, which made filming sex … Read more
Some diseases, such as the “emerging corona virus” and pneumonia, can cause severe pneumonia if the airways fill with fluid, which leads to the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Researchers at the University of Berlin in Germany have discovered the molecular mechanisms that lead to the accumulation of fluid in the lungs, which led … Read more
Al-Rahi holds “the pride of politicians” responsible for the obstacle to the election of the Lebanese president The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Lebanese MP Gebran Bassil, is still sending messages to Hezbollah saying it is not isolated. As Al-Sharq Al-Awsat learned, he recently held two meetings with the head of the “Marada Movement”, … Read more
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has hinted at the possibility of holding a meeting with his Russian and Syrian counterparts. This was stated by Akar, at a press conference yesterday, commenting on what was previously announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the possibility of holding meetings at ministerial level after the phase of contacts … Read more
Every viewer of the cult film “Titanic” must have wondered at least once why the main character Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) did not get on the improvised raft next to Rose (Kate Winslet) to save his life. The eternal mystery was revealed by the director of the film, James Cameron, who said that he made a … Read more
Asharq Al-Awsat learned from an informed official source that, in the past few hours, Hezbollah handed over the killer of the Irish patrol to the intelligence of the Lebanese army. The source confirmed that the incident “made it necessary to increase the level of coordination between the Lebanese army and international forces”. He said that … Read more