Afghanistan could become base for Al-Qaeda: US intelligence
Afghanistan could be used as a base to train terrorists and launch attacks on America over the next two years, according to US intelligence reports. The CIA has said that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
French writer calls for ban on Muslim names
A far-right polemicist and writer expected to run for the French presidency has sparked fresh controversy by calling for a ban on traditional Muslim names such as Muhammad. Famed for…
Shop workers in Indian state stand up for their right to sit down
NEW DELHI: When Sudha Raghavan returned to work on Tuesday, she was surprised to find a shiny metal stool in the spot behind a glass counter where she has been…
Egypt’s tomb of King Djoser reopens after 15-year closure
The tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been reopened to visitors after being closed for 15 years. The completion of restoration work on the southern tomb of King Djoser…
Egypt, Japan’s Toyota to explore investment opportunities in blue ammonia
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Toyota Tsusho to assess the opportunities for producing blue ammonia in Egypt, Asharq reported. Economic feasibility studies and…