WHO issues new health alert as omicron virus strain spreads
World health chiefs issued a new warning on Saturday over the threat posed by the omicron coronavirus variant, as Egypt recorded its first cases of the strain and Lebanon imposed…
Lebanon imposes curfew for unvaccinated to prevent new holiday outbreak
Lebanese security services have imposed a three-week curfew for unvaccinated residents, with fines for those who break it, from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. until Jan. 9, 2022, amid rising…
Morocco arrests 25 ‘terrorism’ suspects linked to Daesh: security source
Moroccan security forces arrested 25 people this month on suspicion of supporting Daesh group and planning “terrorist” attacks in the kingdom, a security source told AFP on Saturday. The arrests…
Rights violations on all sides of Ethiopia conflict, UN says
All sides in the deepening conflict in northern Ethiopia are committing severe human rights violations and should pull back from their year-old war, the UN said. An estimated 5,000 to…