Month: March 2021

An Iranian container ship was damaged in a “terrorist” attack in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, a spokesman for state-run shipping company IRISL told semi-official Nournews on Friday.

A “sound plan” for a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen has been before Houthi leadership for “a number of days,” but it appears the group is prioritizing a military offensive to … Read More

Lebanon and the United Nations launched Friday the 2021 update of the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2017-2021

Chris Wilder has left his role as Sheffield United manager, Sky Sports reported Friday, with the club rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table and favorites to get … Read More

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman dismissed Mohamed Benten as minister for the haj and umrah, a position with a leading role in organising Islam’s annual pilgrimage, a royal decree carried by … Read More

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian was hospitalised with heart failure on Friday and is undergoing treatment, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported, citing local newspaper Hraparak.

Kyrie Irving scored 40 points as the red-hot Brooklyn Nets picked up where they left off before the All-Star break by beating the Boston Celtics 121-109 Thursday in New York.

Libya’s new government, approved in a “historic” parliamentary vote this week, faces a long list of challenges to unite the country after 10 years of strife.

Parliament Friday passed a law on a $246 million World Bank loan that will provide a social safety net for thousands of the neediest families.

The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several countries suspended the rollout over blood clot fears.