Lebanese have long lobbied for cheaper fares and a second airport in the country - key developments announced on Tuesday during a grand ceremony
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"I was playing… I made a car from a piece of metal… then everything exploded. The ground swallowed me. I can't run any more. I can't play."
People have hit out at the Israeli concert, held to mark 50 years since the death of Umm Kulthum, calling it cultural appropriation.
At a UN meeting, Libya was urged to shut detention centres where migrants and refugees face torture, abuse and killings, prompting global calls for reform.
Thieves stole several ancient gold ingots from Syria's National Museum in Damascus, a major cultural loss for an institution once spared by the civil war.
Specialist teams in Gaza are recovering bodies from areas attacked by Israel, but are struggling to identify them due to a lack of DNA testing equipment
The West Bank witnessed more Israeli settler assaults on Tuesday, with casualties reported and private property and cars damaged in attacks
Israel’s defence minister plans to close Army Radio to preserve 'military neutrality', sparking backlash over threats to press freedom and democratic values.
Israel's COGAT announced the opening of the Zikim Crossing in northern Gaza to allow aid trucks in, while Israel launched a series of strikes in the enclave.
The 208-kilometre Egypt-Israel border, which stretches through the arid Sinai and Israel's Negev Desert, has long been a flashpoint of illicit trade.