U.N. rights office voices concern on arrests in Jordan
The United Nations human rights office said on Friday it was unclear whether Jordan’s Prince Hamza remains under de facto house arrest and voiced concern at what it called a … Read More
Russia says Sputnik shot less effective vs S.Africa variant but better than others
Russia’s Sputnik V shot is less effective against the South African COVID-19 variant but still does better than other vaccines, the lead scientist behind it was quoted as saying on … Read More
Lebanese pound further declines against US dollar
The Lebanese pound declined further on the black market Friday, trading at LL12,350 against the dollar.
Report: Syrian government attack kills 7 in rebel-held area
Syrian government forces fired a missile at a civilian vehicle in a rebel-held village in the country’s northwest on Thursday, killing seven people, including three children from the same family, … Read More
Northern Irish leaders struggle to quell worst violence in years
Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government put aside factional differences on Thursday to call for calm after frustration among pro-British unionists over post-Brexit trade barriers helped trigger some of the worst violence … Read More
Iran frees S.Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds
Iran released on Friday a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January after South Korea promised to try to secure the release of Iranian funds frozen in South … Read More
Sudanese women march demanding equal rights
Hundreds of women demonstrated in Khartoum on Thursday demanding reforms to ensure equality, two years on since the mass protests that led to the fall of dictator Omar al-Bashir.
Archaeologists unearth ‘ancient Egyptian Pompeii’ near Luxor
Archaeologists said on Thursday they had uncovered a large ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt’s best known monuments.
Beast of five teeth: Chilean scientists unearth skunk that walked among dinosaurs
A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence that mammals roamed that part … Read More
Lebanon’s virus cases rise, Army starts inoculations
Lebanon registered 37 new coronavirus-related deaths and 3,510 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Thursday, as the Lebanese Army began inoculating officers and soldiers.