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Watchdog: Lebanon's vaccination of refugees, migrants lags
A leading international rights group says Lebanon’s vaccination campaign has been slow and risks leaving behind some of the country’s most vulnerable people, including Palestinian and Syrian refugees, as well as migrant workers
Christians mark Good Friday, Holy Week under virus woes
For a second year, Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday without the mass pilgrimages usually seen in the Holy Week leading up to Easter because of the coronavirus
Christians mark Good Friday amid lingering virus woes
Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down
France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government
France’s foreign minister is cranking up pressure on Lebanese leaders to form a government
Pleas for more aid to Syria: 'We don't have nearly enough'
The humanitarian situation across war-ravaged Syria is worsening
Pope on pandemic's second year: Weariness, economic hardship
For a second time in the pandemic, Pope Francis is leading Holy Week ceremonies without the usual crowds of pilgrims and tourists
The Latest: Spain expected to expand AstraZeneca vaccine use
Spain’s top health officials are proposing to broaden the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine for people up to 65 years old, expanding from a current cap on adults under 55, two sources familiar with the discussions have told The Associated Press
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says it paid the Saudi government 30% less in 2020
Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics
In President Joe Biden’s war against the coronavirus, former President Donald Trump does not exist
UN: Yemen conflict escalates as country speeds toward famine
The United Nations is warning that an offensive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has escalated the nearly six-year conflict in the Arab world’s poorest nation as it “speeds towards a massive famine.”