Egyptian activist freed after nearly two years without trial
Egyptian activist and journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah, one of the symbols of the 2011 revolution, has been freed after nearly 22 months in pre-trial detention, lawyer Khaled Ali said Sunday.
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Iran insists prisoner swap deal was agreed with US, says ready to proceed ‘today’
Iran insisted on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal has been agreed with the United States, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said, a day after Washington denied such an agreement … Read More
IMF’s $860 million commitment gives slight hope for Lebanon
The resignation of Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri last week had a serious impact on the local market as the dollar rate exceeded LL22,000 following this news.
Source: IMF ready to commit up to $4 billion to new Lebanese government
The International Monetary Fund informed caretaker Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni that the fund is willing to commit $3 billion to $4 billion to any new Cabinet that is committed to … Read More
Saudi Arabia stages second scaled-down hajj of coronavirus era
Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca Sunday, launching the rituals of the great pilgrimage which Saudi Arabia is holding in a scaled-down form for a second … Read More
After war with Israel, a grieving Gaza marks Eid Al-Adha holiday
For Palestinians who lost loved ones in the fighting between Gaza militants and Israel two months ago, there is little cause for celebration during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid … Read More
First Olympic competitors in athletes’ village infected with COVID-19
Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 cases among competitors residing in the athletes’ village, as its population swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next … Read More
Taliban leader ‘favours political settlement’ to Afghan conflict: statement
The Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada on Sunday said he “strenuously favours” a political settlement to the conflict in Afghanistan even as the hardline Islamist movement has launched a sweeping … Read More
US accuses Iran of trying to deflect blame for nuclear talks impasse
The United States on Saturday accused Tehran of an “outrageous” effort to deflect blame for the impasse in Iran nuclear talks and denied that any agreement had been reached on … Read More
Syria regime fire kills five in rebel bastion: monitor
Syrian regime artillery fire killed at least five civilians including two children in the country’s last major rebel bastion of Idlib, a Britain-based war monitor said Sunday.