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Atop his humble wooden dovecote overlooking the majestic Giza pyramids, Abdel-Rahman Gamal released 20 homing pigeons sending them soaring up into the Cairo sky reddened by the setting sun.

Political reform, racism, transgender rights — the audio app Clubhouse has unleashed unbridled debates about topics deemed dangerously sensitive in Saudi Arabia, but surveillance fears have spooked users in the … Read More

Tunisia received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday – 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V – and will start inoculations Saturday.

The UAE has entered the world’s top ten tax havens for the first time, research showed Tuesday, in a report flagging OECD nations and their dependencies for more than two-thirds … Read More

Iran has rejected what it says are Israel’s unfounded allegations that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacked an Israeli-owned cargo ship near the Gulf of Oman last month.

Ten-man Porto upset Juventus to reach the Champions League quarterfinals on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate draw despite losing 3-2 to the Italian side Tuesday.

Erling Braut Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund held off a late Sevilla fightback to reach the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-4 aggregate win after a frantic 2-2 second-leg … Read More

Lebanon has administered 84,108 vaccines, with 2,520 people receiving two doses

Lebanon records 45 more coronavirus deaths, 3,939 new cases

Palestinian hospitals are overfull and intensive-care units operating at 100% capacity with coronavirus patients in some areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Tuesday.