Iran oil minister appoints envoy for Iraqi affairs
Iran’s oil minister has appointed a special envoy for Iraqi affairs, a first for the Islamic republic which is seeking $5 billion in arrears from its neighbour for gas exports.
J&J says second shot boosts COVID-19 protection to 94%
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday a second shot of its COVID-19 vaccine given about two months after the first increased its effectiveness to 94% in the United States against moderate … Read More
Picasso family hands over artworks to pay French tax
Six paintings and two statues by the Spanish master were handed over to the state-run Picasso Museum in Paris by Maya Ruiz-Picasso, his daughter by French model Marie-Therese Walter
Shock in Germany after cashier shot dead in mask row
Germany reacted with shock and outrage on Tuesday after a 20-year-old petrol station worker was shot dead by a customer angry about being asked to put on a mask while … Read More
Online violence is no less harmful
Gender-based violence occurs online in a context similar to what occurs in real life, and it could be just as harmful as offline violence.
Afghanistan’s Taliban say working on reopening girls’ high schools
The Taliban administration in Afghanistan is working towards reopening high school education for girls, who were left out of a recent return to school for boys and younger girls, although … Read More
Canada’s Trudeau wins another minority in election, claims ‘clear mandate’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung onto power on Monday as his main rival conceded defeat, saying he had won a clear mandate to govern although he fell short of … Read More
Lebanon’s creditors urge new govt to begin debt restructuring talks
A group of Lebanon’s bondholders, including some of the world’s biggest investment funds, urged the new government on Tuesday to begin debt restructuring talks as soon as possible to help … Read More
Kuwait Touristic plans massive capital increase
Kuwait Touristic Enterprises plans to increase its capital by 250 million Kuwaiti dinars ($831.
Egypt’s first post-Mubarak ruler, Tantawi, dies aged 85
Egypt’s Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, who headed the military junta that ruled after president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in the Arab Spring protests, has died at age 85, state media and a … Read More