Biden to host Republican leaders McConnell, McCarthy in bid for common ground
World
May 12, 2021
Biden to host Republican leaders McConnell, McCarthy in bid for common ground
President Joe Biden will hold his first White House meeting with top Republican leaders from Congress on Wednesday in an…
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Middle East
May 12, 2021
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday registered to run again in an election in June which is being…
East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah becomes emblem of Palestinian struggle
Middle East
May 11, 2021
East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah becomes emblem of Palestinian struggle
A putrid stench hangs over Sheikh Jarrah, a tiny neighborhood of East Jerusalem where protesters are trying to prevent Israel…
Saudi Arabia to require arriving visitors to quarantine for a week
Middle East
May 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia to require arriving visitors to quarantine for a week
Foreign citizens arriving in Saudi Arabia must quarantine for a week in government-approved accommodation starting May 20 to combat the…
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
World
May 11, 2021
China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
China’s population grew at its slowest since the 1950s as births declined, sowing doubt over Beijing’s ability to power its…
India’s seven-day COVID average at new high, WHO issues warning on strain
World
May 11, 2021
India’s seven-day COVID average at new high, WHO issues warning on strain
India’s coronavirus crisis showed scant sign of easing on Tuesday, with a seven-day average of new cases at a record…
Biden to join eastern European NATO states summit, focus seen on Ukraine
World
May 10, 2021
Biden to join eastern European NATO states summit, focus seen on Ukraine
US President Joe Biden will join a virtual summit of eastern European NATO states held in the Romanian capital Bucharest…
Egypt to test visitors from countries with COVID-19 variants on arrival
Egypt
May 10, 2021
Egypt to test visitors from countries with COVID-19 variants on arrival
Egypt will require all visitors arriving from “countries where variants of the virus have appeared” to take a rapid COVID-19…
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
Egypt
May 10, 2021
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
Authorities carried out the death penalty on an Egyptian monk who killed the abbot of his monastery in 2018, a…
Algeria to impose restrictions on street protests
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Algeria to impose restrictions on street protests
Algeria will bar any protests that do not have prior approval, it said on Sunday, a move apparently aimed at…