Syrian missile explodes in area near Israeli nuclear reactor
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said.
Syria receives batch of UN vaccines to speed up virus fight
The Syrian government received a batch of 203,000 COVID-19 vaccines Thursday, the health minister said, in a move aimed at speeding up a sluggish inoculation process in the war-torn country.
Pope meets Hariri, discusses ways to help
Pope Francis held an audience with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri at the Vatican Thursday, with discussions exploring what role the Holy See could play to help Lebanon overcome its crises.
Missile from Syria lands in Israel, triggers Israel strike
A Syrian anti-aircraft missile landed in southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens near the country’s top-secret nuclear reactor, the Israeli military said.
India records world’s biggest single-day rise in COVID cases
India recorded the world’s highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services … Read More
Gulf economies seen rebounding this year but some forecasts scaled back
he economies of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council are expected to return to growth this year, a quarterly Reuters survey showed on Thursday, but half are seen expanding less than … Read More
Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War One as an act of genocide, sources said on Wednesday, … Read More
Syrian anti-aircraft missile strikes southern Israel, military says
A Syrian surface-to-air missile exploded in southern Israel on Thursday, the Israeli military said, in an incident that triggered warning sirens in an area near the secretive Dimona nuclear reactor.
US outlines possible sanctions relief for Iran in nuke talks
A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that the Biden administration has laid out examples of the kinds of sanctions on Iran it’s willing to lift in exchange for Iran’s return … Read More
Sirens warn of possible rocket attack near Israel’s Dimona reactor
Sirens sounded in the southern Israeli district of Abu Qrenat near the Dimona nuclear reactor on Thursday, the Israeli military said without immediately providing further details.