Wed, 2021-08-04 21:23 DUBAI: Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with low rates of vaccination against COVID-19 have been experiencing an explosion of new cases and fatalities linked to the spread of the highly transmissible delta … read more
Wed, 2021-08-04 23:17 BEIRUT: On a national day of mourning, thousands of Lebanese citizens joined victims’ families and protesters on Wednesday to commemorate the inaugural anniversary of the deadly Beirut port blast. Tensions escalated quickly as authorities shot off a water … read more
Wed, 2021-08-04 23:03 BEIRUT: A nurse hailed as a national hero for rescuing three premature babies from a hospital wrecked by the explosion at Beirut’s port a year ago was reunited with them on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the … read more
Author: Menekse Tokyay ID: 1628106463644968100 Wed, 2021-08-04 22:47 ANKARA: Ankara on Tuesday slammed a US move to offer potential resettlement to Afghan migrants who have US affiliations, saying it would cause another “migration crisis” in the country. Under the new … read more
Author: By EDITH M. LEDERER | AP ID: 1628105144624595000 Wed, 2021-08-04 01:56 UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in a new report that the threat to international peace and security from extremist group Daesh is rising, pointing to an “alarming” … read more