China fully vaccinates more than 1 billion people
China has fully vaccinated more than one billion people against the coronavirus — 71 percent of its population — official figures showed Thursday. The country where the virus was first…
Philippine government will not work with ICC ‘war on drugs’ probe
Philippine government will not work with ICC ‘war on drugs’ probeMANILA: The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said it will not cooperate with an International Criminal Court…
Israeli paramedics: 2 dead in synagogue bleacher collapse
JERUSALEM: Israeli medics say two people are dead and more than 150 injured in a bleacher collapse at a West Bank synagogue. The bleacher was packed with ultra-Orthodox worshippers and…
German police detain 4 on Yom Kippur after synagogue threat
German security officials said Thursday they had detained four people, one of them a 16-year-old, in connection with a suspected plan to attack a synagogue in the western city of…
Kuwait supports UN probe into nature of Iran’s nuclear program
Kuwait has said that it was vital for Tehran to allow the UN’s nuclear watchdog to fully investigate the nature of Iran’s nuclear program to assure that it was being…
Hezbollah-organized fuel arrives in crisis-hit Lebanon
AL-AIN, Lebanon: A convoy of tanker trucks carrying Iranian diesel crossed the border from Syria into Lebanon early Thursday, a delivery organized by the militant Hezbollah group to ease crippling…
Tunisian president says border with Libya to reopen
Tunisia and Libya are to reopen their shared border on Friday, the presidency in Tunis said, two months after they were closed as the country’s coronavirus caseload soared. “The president…
US Yemen envoy affirms support for Hadi government’s peace efforts
US special envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking met President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Riyadh on Thursday and affirmed US support for the Yemeni government’s peace efforts. The two officials…
El-Sisi: Egypt rejects foreign interference in Iraqi affairs
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has said that his country rejects all foreign interference in Iraq’s affairs. During his meeting with the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, he…
Incoming UNGA president outlines ‘5 rays of hope’ for year ahead
The incoming president of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday said tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, uplifting the lives of women globally and combating climate change will be among the primary…