Nissan launched plans Thursday for a vast battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will manufacture a new electric vehicle as companies and governments accelerate away from fossil-fuel cars.

The UAE and Israeli flag-carriers announced a codeshare cooperation deal on Thursday, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations following September's normalization of diplomatic relations.

Gunmen took to the streets in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Wednesday, firing in the air and at times throwing stones at soldiers amid rising anger at power cuts, fuel shortages and soaring prices.

The anger was fueled by rumors that a young girl died after electricity cuts stopped a machine that supplied her with oxygen. A Lebanese security official denied the rumors and reports on social media about the girl. He spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund is expected to grant Lebanon’s central bank $900 million on September 23, as parliament approved the ration card plan during a legislative session at the UNESCO Palace.

“The IMF decided Monday to return the reserves lodged by some countries with it and Lebanon’s share from this issue is $900 million,” Berri told parliament, adding that the caretaker finance minister “has been informed of this.”

Ibrahim Arab waits in line several hours a day in the hot summer sun to buy gas for his taxi.

When he's not working, the 37-year-old father of two drives from one Beirut pharmacy to another, looking for baby formula for his 7-month-old son -- any he can find -- even though the infant got severe diarrhea and vomiting from an unfamiliar brand.

The Lebanese Army will start offering tourists helicopter joyrides this week in a bid to boost the coffers of one of the crisis-hit country's key institutions.

Britain's automotive sector must build huge electric car battery "gigafactories" to secure both its future and the transition to greener energy, industry body SMMT declared Tuesday.

Turkish company Karpowership on Tuesday announced that it has decided to resume supplying Lebanon with electricity from its two power ships Fatmagul Sultan and Orhan Bey.

Noting that the move will take effect today, Tuesday, the firm said its decision comes as a “goodwill gesture” as it “looks forward to a constructive dialogue with the Lebanese state in order to find solutions for the pending issues within the coming days and weeks.”

Two Americans charged in Japan with helping Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, jump bail and escape Japan for Lebanon apologized Tuesday in a Tokyo court.

"I deeply regret my actions and sincerely apologize for causing difficulties for the judicial process and for the Japanese people. I'm sorry," Michael Taylor, a former Green Beret said, bowing and holding back sobs.

Lebanon hiked fuel prices by more than 30 percent Tuesday as it reduced subsidies that have eaten away at the central bank's foreign currency reserves amid a painful economic crisis.