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Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati seemed Sunday to be assured of gaining sufficient parliamentary majority during the binding consultations to appoint him to form a new government despite opposition from … Read More
A Democratic Republic of Congo policeman has shot a student who was not wearing a mask while filming on the streets of the capital, witnesses said on Sunday.
On the day Tunisia marked the moment the monarchy was abolished in 1957, they will have permitted themselves to at least celebrate an Olympic king after a sensational performance in … Read More
Hundreds of protesters rallied in the Tunisian capital and other cities on Sunday demanding the government step down after a spike in COVID-19 cases that has aggravated economic troubles.
The Islamist militants believed to be behind last week’s deadly suicide bombing of a Baghdad market had planned more attacks during the Eid-al Adha festival, Iraq’s interior ministry said Sunday.
More than 22,000 Afghan families have fled from their homes to escape fighting in the former Taliban bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday, as authorities arrested four suspected insurgents over … Read More
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in areas of northern Syria under Ankara’s control to keep out jihadists and Kurdish rebels, the defence ministry tweeted Sunday.
Egypt may not have a strong badminton team but its two female representatives at the Tokyo Games have plenty of moxie.
Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui was so shocked to see his name in the gold medal position for the 400m freestyle on Sunday he did not believe his eyes but after letting … Read More
French anti-riot police fired teargas on Saturday as clashes erupted during protests in central Paris against COVID-19 restrictions and a vaccination campaign, television reported.