New group of rebels quits Syria’s Daraa under truce
A second group of rebel fighters left the southern Syrian city of Daraa Thursday under a Russian-brokered truce aimed at ending the region’s worst fighting in years, a monitor said.…
EU worried at Lebanon’s fast deterioration, says time has run out
The European Union is deeply concerned at the rapid deterioration of the crisis in Lebanon, its ambassador to Beirut said on Thursday, telling Lebanese leaders the time for action had…
Egypt distributes 1 million doses of locally produced COVID-19 vaccine
The first batch of 1 million doses of the locally produced coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine has been distributed among 657 vaccination centers throughout Egypt, according to Health Minister Hala Zayed.…
Kabul airport attack: What do we know?
Two powerful bomb blasts have struck the perimeter of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, as civilians continued to seek to escape on flights from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. At least 60 people…
India hurries teacher vaccinations as some physical classes resume
NEW DELHI: India will supply millions of additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to its states to try to inoculate all school teachers by early next month, the health minister said on…
‘Zombie apocalypse’: Fear grips Afghans under Taliban rule
KABUL: Streets that were once bustling with life have fallen silent. Few women dare to leave their homes. Fighters patrol the neighborhoods. Welcome to the new Kabul, a city ruled…
Attacker kills three police and security guard near the French embassy in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM: An attacker wielding an assault rifle was shot dead after killing three police and an employee of a private security company near the French embassy in the…
No end in sight: Lebanon’s government crisis rages on as country on its knees
More than 12 months since Lebanon’s cabinet resigned and with the country teetering on the brink of collapse, politicians look unlikely to form a much-needed government any time soon, sources…
Russia is playing S-400 card in Turkey for strategic purposes, say experts
Amid increased contact between Turkey and the western world over developments in Afghanistan and the potential refugee influx, Russia has placed the S-400 missile defense system on the table –…
Dubai Police arrest ‘Raffaele Imperiale’, kingpin of Italian organized crime syndicate
Dubai Police have recently arrested one of Italy’s most wanted criminals, Raffaele Imperiale, an alleged kingpin of the organized crime syndicate ‘Camorra’, which is involved in drug and weapons trafficking…