After Houthi attacks, senior US general in UAE to bolster defenses
ABU DHABI: US Marine General Frank McKenzie arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for talks on efforts to bolster the Gulf state’s defenses after a series of missile…
German vaccine commission to recommend fourth COVID-19 shot
BERLIN: Germany’s expert panel on vaccine use (STIKO) is preparing to recommend a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose, the committee’s head, Thomas Mertens, told media group Funke on Thursday. “We have…
Armenia, Turkey resume 1st flights in two years
ISTANBUL: Historic rivals Turkey and Armenia have resumed their first commercial flights in two years as part of cautious efforts to normalize strained ties. Armenia and Turkey have no diplomatic…
17 dead in Argentina after taking laced cocaine
At least 17 people died and 56 more were hospitalized in a northwestern suburb of Buenos Aires after consuming cocaine cut with a toxic substance, possibly opioids, authorities said Wednesday.…
Burkina Faso junta lifts nationwide curfew in force since coup
OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s junta lifted Wednesday a nationwide curfew they imposed after seizing power in a coup last month, the military announced. The restrictions were imposed on January 24 after…
President Xi Jinping, China’s ‘chairman of everything’
The last time the Olympics came to China, he oversaw the whole endeavor. Now the Games are back, and this time Xi Jinping is running the entire nation. The Chinese…
US sends warship, jets to UAE as Houthis continue missile attacks
DUBAI: The US is sending a powerful warship and state-of-the art fighter jets to help defend the UAE after a series of missile attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in…
Washington threatens Houthi terror militia with new sanctions
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday threatened Yemen’s Houthi rebels with new sanctions after a series of drone and missile attacks on the United Arab Emirates. “We’ve taken a number of…
Clashes in NW Syria as US-led troops conduct anti-jihadist operation: monitor
Troops from the US-led anti-jihadist coalition landed in northwest Syria Thursday in search of wanted militants, resulting in clashes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The Observatory, which relies…
Turkish strikes Kurd targets in Iraq, Syria
Turkey launched a wave of airstrikes by 60 warplanes early on Wednesday targeting Kurdish militia positions in northern areas of Iraq and Syria. The Turkish military said the airstrikes hit…