Libya authorities release 120 captured pro-Haftar fighters
Authorities in western Libya released 120 fighters from a rival eastern force on Wednesday, the latest move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process after years of violence.
Moroccan illustrator using comics for #MeToo campaign
Fasiki’s artistic training involved reading comics as a child, drawing in her bedroom as an adolescent, and ‘meeting authors at comics festivals’ when she was old enough to travel. She … Read More
Traditional manousheh leaves tables in poverty-hit Lebanon
Scattering spinach and hot chilli onto fluffy flatbread in Lebanon’s capital, 54-year-old Abu Shadi bemoans better times before the economic crisis when all Lebanese could afford his simple meals.
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective on adolescents in trial, companies say
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday their COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective and produced robust antibody responses in 12 to 15-year olds, paving the way for them … Read More
Experts examine bottom of big ship that was stuck in Suez
Experts dived under a colossal container ship that had been stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal before it was freed, to examine the vessel’s underside, officials said … Read More
Clubs make late push for greater control over Champions League
Europe’s leading clubs are making a late push for greater control over the business and running of the Champions League in return for backing UEFA’s reforms of the competition.
UN: Shipwreck off Libya leaves 2 women, 3 children drowned
A boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants capsized off Libya’s coast, drowning two women and three children, a U.N. official said Wednesday. It was the latest shipwreck involving migrants seeking … Read More
Thirty years of the Southern Common Market
The bloc is a historic achievement in the region and one of the major milestones in Latin American economic integration
US extends Iraq’s sanction waiver ahead of talks
The US has granted Iraq the maximum extension to a sanctions waiver allowing it to import Iranian gas ahead of talks next month, an Iraqi official told AFP on Wednesday.
From Algeria to Rwanda: Macron tackles dark chapters of France’s past
From the French role during the Rwandan genocide to its colonial-era crimes in Algeria and looting of indigenous art, President Emmanuel Macron has gone further than predecessors in recognising some … Read More