Morocco hopes for Israeli tourism boost when flights resume
Morocco hopes its improved ties with Israel and centuries-old Jewish history will help it offset some of the tourist trade it has lost to the global pandemic by bringing a … Read More
Month: March 2021
Syria foils explosives plot in capital Damascus: state-owned agency
Syria foiled an explosives plot in the capital Damascus, security forces killing three people they said were terrorists and arresting three more, the state news agency SANA said Monday.
‘Republic of Queues’: 10 years on, Syria is a hungry nation
The lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill up a tank.
Beirut artist’s Berlin work finds art in policing
Haig Aivazian’s essay film ‘All of Your Stars Are but Dust on my Shoes’ places Beirut’s gloom in a speculative history of public lighting
Bolivia’s Ex-Leader to be Held in 4-Month Pretrial Jail
Bolivia’s former president, Jeanine Anez, has confirmed that she will be held for four months in pretrial detention on charges of involvement in a coup that resulted in the ouster of … Read More
Somalia Receives its First Shipment of Virus Vaccines
Somalia on Monday received the first shipment of 300,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the global COVAX initiative, the Health Ministry said…
Muslim Massacre: Arden Says Racism in New Zealand Has to be Fought
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for more discussions to address the divisive issue of racism, two years after scores of Muslims were killed and injured in a … Read More
State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the country’s state TV reported.
Iran warns election delays could slow nuclear deal moves
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Monday urged the United States to quickly rejoin the international agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear ambitions, warning that the Islamic Republic’s upcoming elections could stymie … Read More
Iran urges UK to avoid “politicising” British-Iranian aid worker’s case
Iran urged Britain on Monday to avoid “politicising” the legal process against British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliff, who faces a new charge of “propaganda against the system.