Blast on bus in Afghan capital kills 1 person, wounds 5
A bomb exploded on a mini-bus Saturday on a busy commercial street in a Kabul neighborhood mainly populated by members of Afghanistan’s minority Hazara community, emergency workers and the bus…
Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ends 21-day hunger strike
The husband of a British-Iranian woman who has been detained for more than five years in Iran said Saturday that he is ending his hunger strike outside Britain’s Foreign Office…
El-Sisi reiterates call for foreign forces to leave Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has urged the Paris Conference on Libya to take a “clear and unambiguous” position supporting “the exit of all forms of foreign military presence in…
El-Sisi affirms Egypt’s support for new Tunisian government
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has affirmed Cairo’s support for efforts by Tunisia’s new government to achieve national stability and development. During his meeting with Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden,…
Jordan dam reserves at all-time low as water crisis looms
Amid a delay in rainfall, Jordan’s major dams are either completely empty or facing critically low water levels, putting the country on the verge of an unprecedented drought crisis should…
Arab coalition says over 180 Houthis killed in strikes on Marib
The Arab coalition said on Saturday that 186 Houthis had been killed in air strikes on Sirwah and Al-Bayda. Sirwah and Al-Bayda are both located in the Marib province. The…
US politicians condemn Houthi breach of US Embassy in Yemen
Leaders of both the US Senate and House Foreign Relations committees on Friday condemned the Iranian-backed Houthis who recently breached the US Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, and are holding staff…
Europe becomes COVID-19’s epicenter again, some countries look at fresh curbs
Europe has become the epicenter of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are…
Jordan launches emergency response plan ‘infectious diseases’ at border crossings
Jordan launched this week a plan to protect the country from any infectious diseases that might spread from its border crossing, state news agency Petra reported. Minister of Health Firas…
Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus
ANKARA: Poland, Belarus and Turkey are at the center of a refugee crisis after thousands of migrants from Syria, Iraq and Yemen have become trapped at the Polish border, having…