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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
Mike Winkelmann is now among the top three most valuable living artists in any medium alongside Jeff Koons and David Hockney. The 39-year-old artist said that his JPEG had ‘as … Read More
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.
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.
Parliament Friday convened for a general session to discuss a three-item agenda, with crucial and reformist laws glaringly missing at a critical time for Lebanon.
Lebanon will be receiving 92,000 jabs of the Oxford-AstraZeneca-developed coronavirus vaccine next week, giving a boost to the country’s vaccination campaign
Time seems to have stood still at Papazian’s, an Armenian Egyptian watchmaker whose almost 120-year-old Cairo shop has withstood the decades, surviving political upheavals and urban transformations.
Western countries on Friday called on Egypt to end the prosecution of activists, journalists and perceived political opponents under counter-terrorism laws, and to unconditionally release them.
Palestinians received 40,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, a donation by the United Arab Emirates that could boost a long-time rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead … Read More
The story of Doha Sabah Abdallah’s personal tragedy and loss deeply resonated with Pope Francis during his historic visit last weekend to the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, once devastated … Read More