Month: March 2021

A coalition of activist groups Thursday urged the new US administration to address a “dramatic deterioration” in Bahrain’s rights record as part of Washington’s policy revamp on the Gulf region.

Pep Guardiola said his disappointment at Manchester City’s draw with struggling West Bromwich Albion led to a return to “ABC” principles that sparked the club’s record winning streak.

Algeria Thursday welcomed France’s admission for the first time that its soldiers tortured and murdered a key figure in the country’s independence struggle, then covered it up.

Thursday refused to admit a US report blaming the kingdom’s crown prince for the killing.

Iraq has signed an agreement with Russia to import 1 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Iraq’s oil ministry said Thursday.

The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50% of adults … Read More

Protesters continued to block roads in Beirut and around the country Thursday, as Lebanon’s crises deepened with no solutions in sight.

This month’s World Cup qualifiers in South America are in serious doubt, with European clubs unlikely to release their players to travel amid concern over the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine … Read More