Month: July 2021

There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.

Ethiopia said Tuesday it rejected “unwelcome meddling” by the Arab League in a long-running dispute with Egypt and Sudan over a mega-dam on a tributary of the Nile River.

Israel agreed a Covid vaccine swap with South Korea Tuesday, sending 700,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab to Seoul “immediately” in return for the same number in coming months.

Iran reported “good progress” on Tuesday in talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia but said some of their disputes are complex and may take time to resolve.

Behind the dark green facade of a new Paris pizzeria, arms wielding ladles and spatulas perform an intricate ballet to churn out made-to-order pies — but no human hands are … Read More

Afghan authorities deployed hundreds of commandos and pro-government militiamen on Tuesday to counter the Taliban’s blistering offensive in the north, a day after more than 1,000 government troops fled into … Read More

Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday appealed to the international community to help Lebanon avert a looming disaster, warning that the country’s collapse would have repercussions on the stabilty of … Read More

A ban in force since 2003 on Arab citizens and residents of Israel extending their rights to their Palestinian spouses came to an end on Tuesday after lawmakers failed to … Read More