Month: March 2021

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Tunisian capital Saturday to demand the release of a gay rights and democracy activist sentenced to jail for insulting police officers.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Saturday against Ethiopia continuing to fill its Nile dam, on his first visit to Sudan since the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir nearly … Read More

Lebanon registers 42 new coronavirus deaths, 3,158 cases

Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet … Read More

Lebanon registered 42 more coronavirus-related deaths and 3,158 new cases, the Health Ministry said Saturday, as the death toll from the virus crossed the 5,000 mark.

Lebanon was in flames Saturday as protesters blocked roads with burning tires for a fifth consecutive day while the local currency plummeted.

The EU will open talks with Washington Monday to ensure its supply of US-made materials for coronavirus vaccines, a European source said Saturday, items currently under tough export restrictions.

The death toll has risen to at least 20 after a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a popular restaurant in Somalia’s capital on Friday night, with 30 wounded, the … Read More

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he was ready to halt his work if that would increase pressure for a new government to be formed, in a move that could … Read More

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka compromised his side’s faint hopes of a top four finish in the Premier League as the Swiss midfielder’s embarrassing mistake gifted Burnley a 1-1 draw Saturday.