Biden aims to vaccinate 70% of American adults by July 4
President Joe Biden set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning … Read More
Saudi Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for second year, sources say
Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, … Read More
Audi calls for orderly restructuring based on IMF program
Bank Audi proposed Wednesday an orderly restructuring in Lebanon based on the International Monetary Fund Program to exit the current financial crisis.
Iran diplomat’s 20-year sentence for France bomb plot confirmed
An Iranian diplomat’s 20-year prison sentence in Belgium for plotting to bomb an opposition rally outside Paris was confirmed on Wednesday after letting an appeal deadline lapse, prosecutors said.
Pakistan says 4 soldiers killed in ambush by Afghan militants along border
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and six others were wounded along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Wednesday in an ambush by militants from Afghanistan, Pakistan’s military said, as the soldiers were … Read More
Bank Audi proposes restructuring based on IMF program
Bank Audi proposed Wednesday an orderly restructuring in Lebanon based on the International Monetary Fund Program to exit the current financial crisis.
French reporter kidnapped by jihadist rebels in north Mali
The chief of Reporters Without Borders says that French journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped April 8 while working in Mali’s northern city of Gao.
Militants attack oil wells in Iraq’s north, production unaffected
Militants using bombs attacked two oil wells at an oilfield close to the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday but production was not affected.
Lebanon, Israel maritime border talks paused after US preconditions
A new round of indirect talks between Lebanon and Israel over the disputed maritime border was postponed Wednesday after Beirut rejected preconditions set by US mediators at talks a day … Read More
Egypt and Turkey draw closer as regional interests align
Turkey and Egypt have begun slowly warming ties as they vie for regional primacy a decade after the Arab Spring, but analysts say deep-seated mistrust means full normalisation will take … Read More