Statue to bitcoin inventor unveiled in Budapest
Erected in a business park alongside a statue of Apple founder Steve Jobs, the sculpture was the brainchild of entrepreneur and bitcoin journalist, Andras Gyorfi. It was financed by four … Read More
U.S. issues fresh sanctions on Hezbollah linked individuals
The United States sanctioned four individuals it said had ties to the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, according to a post on the Treasury website
Iran joins expanding Asian security body led by Moscow, Beijing
Iran joined a rapidly expanding central Asian security body led by Russia and China on Friday, calling on the countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to help it form a … Read More
WHO ‘deeply concerned’ at impact Lebanon crisis is having on health care
The director-general of the WHO has said he is “deeply concerned” at how Lebanon’s economic crisis is impacting health care
Wrapped Arc de Triomphe: ‘A crazy dream come true’
Imagined in 1961 by the late Bulgarian-born artist Christo, ‘L’Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped’ was brought to life by Christo’s nephew, Vladimir Yavatchev, at a cost of about 14 million euros
Blinken urges more normalization with Israel on anniversary
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Friday on more Arab nations to recognize Israel as he met four ministers on the anniversary of a normalization accord.
Libya-Tunisia border reopens after Covid closure
Tunisia and Libya opened their shared border on Friday, two months after it was closed as Tunisia’s coronavirus caseload soared
Taliban replaces women’s ministry with ministry of virtue and vice
Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country’s women’s ministry with those for the Taliban’s moral police on Friday, as female former employees of the department said … Read More
Palestinian municipal elections in West Bank, Gaza set for December
The Palestinian electoral commission announced municipal elections will be held in December in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, if Hamas allows the vote to take place in the enclave.
Cover-ups: Five monumental wraps by late artist Christo
The late artist and his wife and collaborator Jean-Claude wowed the world with their spectacular projects wrapping famous landmarks around the world. From Saturday, Paris, Arc de Triomphe in is … Read More