UAE’s daily COVID-19 cases fall below 1,000 for the first time this year
The UAE’s daily COVID-19 cases fell below 1,000 for the first time this year after reaching as high as almost 4,400 infections in previous months. The Ministry of Health and…
Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on the country’s high infection and severe illness rates fueled by the fast-spreading…
Egyptians return home from Afghanistan
The Egyptian government has evacuated 43 of the country’s citizens from Afghanistan. A military plane carrying them landed in Cairo late on Monday, according to the official MENA news agency.…
Living conditions will not improve if population rises, warns Egyptian president
If Egypt’s population growth continues unchecked, there will be no change in living conditions, said President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Monday. He added that citizens’ awareness of population growth must…
Hurricane Grace: Mexican man buries wife and five children killed in mudslide
The funeral has been held of a family of six who died when a landslide engulfed their home in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Saturday. A mother and five…
Iran resumes fuel exports to Afghanistan after Taliban request,
Iran restarted exports of gasoline and gasoil to Afghanistan a few days ago, following a request from the Taliban, Iran’s Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union said on Monday.…
The Philippines reports record coronavirus cases as Delta variant spreads
MANILA: The Philippines health ministry reported a record 18,332 COVID-19 infections on Monday and for the first time acknowledged community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus…
Russia says it detained a Ukrainian spy trying to steal arms secrets
MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained a Ukrainian man caught “red-handed” trying to steal state secrets about its small arms industry in Tula, a…
In Germany, Syrians worry the Afghan crisis could fuel the anti-migrant vote
BERLIN: With just five weeks to go before Germany holds an election that decides who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel, Syrians on asylum visas are concerned that an Afghan migrant crisis…
Oman to allow entry to COVID-19 vaccine certificate holders
Oman will allow anyone holding a COVID-19 vaccine certificate to travel to the country from Sept. 1, the civil aviation authority said on Twitter on Monday. The authority said it…