At least 21 African migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 21 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian official said … Read More
Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Marib leaves 96 dead: loyalists
Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days as Houthi rebels press their offensive on the government’s last northern toehold, loyalist … Read More
Johnson & Johnson asked rival COVID-19 vaccine makers to probe clotting risks
Johnson & Johnson had reached out to rival COVID-19 vaccine makers to join in an effort to study the risks of blood clots, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, … Read More
French theater group offers medicinal poetry
The project began modestly with poetry readings over the phone for anyone needing a little uplift. Planned before the pandemic, it began just at the right moment in March 2020 … Read More
Iran starts enriching uranium at 60%, its highest level ever
Iran says it has started enriching uranium up to 60% purity, its highest level ever, after the sabotage at its Natanz nuclear site this past weekend.
Iran to purchase 60M Russian vaccines as coronavirus surges
Iran has finalized a deal with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Thursday.
Pro-Iran factions up the ante in Iraq with drone strike
Armed pro-Iran Iraqi groups striving to oust all foreign forces from their country Wednesday upped the stakes with a drone attack, a technique favoured elsewhere in the Middle East, experts … Read More
Saudi Arabia’s city of roses blooms in Ramadan
Every spring, roses bloom in the western Saudi city of Taif, turning pockets of the kingdom’s vast desert landscape a vivid and fragrant pink.
Egyptian architects win Mosul mosque competition
Eight Egyptian architects have won an international competition for the reconstruction of the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, selection organiser UNESCO said Thursday.
Lebanese pound down again on black market
The Lebanese pound fell on the black market Friday, trading at LL12,450 against the dollar.