A top court issued the ruling just days after an ultranationalist outsider unexpectedly won the most votes in the first round of presidential elections held Sunday.

Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.

Rebel groups have launched the largest offensive in years against government forces in the northwest.

The historic site in Britain’s capital has been a market for centuries. The local authority voted this week to close it.

The military said it had fired on people arriving in parts of southern Lebanon because they were violating Israel’s cease-fire agreement with Hezbollah, which appeared to be holding.

An online campaign has prompted major pad manufacturers to apologize. Regulators said they would consider women’s criticisms when writing new standards.

As Iran faces domestic and foreign challenges, its bellicose rhetoric on the United States and Israel has given way to signs that it wants less confrontation.

In a country where government jobs are highly coveted, the tests that govern hiring are a lucrative target for criminal gangs.

Thirteen months of war left Hezbollah weakened, isolated and desperate for a way to stop the fighting.

A U.S.-backed truce between Israel and Hezbollah raised hopes of an end to the yearlong conflict that forced over a million Lebanese people from their homes.