Tue, 2020-12-22 22:13 ANKARA: Human rights activists in Turkey have warned that upcoming legislation will further restrict the limited space being allocated to civil society in the country. A draft law that is expected to be rushed through the parliament … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-12-22 21:30 CAIRO: The Egyptian government has denied reports of a bird flu outbreak in the southwestern Al-Wadi Al-Gedid Governorate. The General Authority for Veterinary Services rejected claims on some media websites that the isolated province has been … read more
Author: Tue, 2020-12-22 21:19 CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has suspended vacations for medical staff in hospitals and health units in an effort to step up its anti-coronavirus campaign. An official source told Egyptian media that the ministry … read more
Tue, 2020-12-22 20:09 LONDON: The 6-year-old daughter of one of Iran’s most high-profile political prisoners has written a card to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to bring home her mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in time for Christmas. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who turns … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1608584686622629200 Mon, 2020-12-21 18:53 JERUSALEM: A gunman opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday, before being chased down by officers who shot him dead, police said. “The suspect reached Huta gate (near the … read more