Lebanon's Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Monday received respectively at his Yarzeh office, MPs Akram Chehayeb and Ahmad Al-Khair, with whom he discussed the general situation in the country. Maj. Gen. Aoun then received the Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, Dr. Mohammed Abou Haidar, with discussions reportedly touching on various issues. Source: National news agency - Lebanon
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.9 Hits Indonesia’s Flores
August 17, 2026
Abu dhabi: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Indonesia’s Flores region Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The