Tue, 2022-01-11 23:07 DUBAI: For many, New Year’s Eve festivities were marred by concerns over the latest COVID-19 variant, omicron, and the resulting stresses of PCR tests, flight cancellations and uncertainty over possible lockdowns. One popular meme that did the … read more
Author: Wed, 2022-01-12 00:49 TEL AVIV: Aviran Yael fetched rapid antigen kits from a pharmacy in Tel Aviv’s busy center, placed them in the light blue bag strapped to the back of his motorbike and headed off to deliver them. With … read more
Wed, 2022-01-12 00:10 NEW YORK: Cross-border humanitarian aid to northwest Syria — not green-lit by Damascus — remains “essential,” the UN said, as the measure was de facto extended for six months without a new Security Council vote. The council had … read more
Author: Tue, 2022-01-11 23:29 KHARTOUM: On the afternoon of Dec. 30, security forces banged on the windows of Khartoum Teaching Hospital then fired tear gas into an emergency room packed with protesters injured in a nearby demonstration. “We were around the … read more
Author: Tue, 2022-01-11 23:17 BAGHDAD: Three tense months after legislative elections, Iraq’s parliament has finally held its inaugural session — but opening debates swiftly descended into furious arguments between Shiite factions. In multi-confessional and multi-ethnic Iraq, the formation of governments has … read more