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At least 16 people were killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-plagued east, believed to be the work of armed Islamists, military and local sources said … Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said it was time to increase the price of the country’s subsidised bread, revisiting the issue for the first time since 1977 when then president … Read More

Tunisia’s powerful labour union on Tuesday urged the president to rapidly announce a new government some nine days after he seized executive control in a move his opponents called a … Read More

Karsten Warholm blitzed his own 400 metres hurdles world record in winning the Olympic title in Tokyo Tuesday.

Israel is rallying global action against Iran over an attack on an Israeli-managed tanker off Oman last week but is capable of responding on its own if necessary, Prime Minister … Read More

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles stared down the debilitating “twisties” to bravely win Olympic bronze Tuesday as Norway’s Karsten Warholm lit up the Tokyo athletics competition with a stunning hurdles world … Read More

Tokyo, Aug 3, 2021 (AFP) – Reigning Olympic men’s football champions Brazil sealed a return to the final as they defeated Mexico 4-1 on penalties Tuesday following a goalless draw … Read More

Iran is dropping plans for prisoner swaps with the United States due to “breaches” by Washington in efforts to free the detainees, an unnamed Iranian official told the semi-official Nour … Read More

The battered Lebanese pound tumbled on the black market Tuesday, trading at over 21,000 against the dollar, a day after Prime Minister Najib Mikati indicated a major setback in his … Read More

Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui UMC was one of three major hospitals in Beirut knocked out by the mammoth explosion in the port last August that catapulted the city into a disaster … Read More