China demographic crisis looms as population growth slips to lowest ever
World

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

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

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

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

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

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…
Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions
Middle East

Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions

Israel’s attorney-general secured a deferment on Sunday of a court hearing on planned evictions of Palestinians in Jerusalem, a session…
Iran’s Rouhani upbeat on accord at talks to lift sanctions
Middle East

Iran’s Rouhani upbeat on accord at talks to lift sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday he was optimistic over talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world…
Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Middle East

Saudi and UAE condemn Israel over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned Israel’s plans to evict Palestinians from homes on land claimed…
Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa
Middle East

Turkey accuses Israel of ‘terror’ over Palestinian clashes at Al-Aqsa

Turkey criticized Israel and accused it of unleashing “terror” on Palestinians after Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades…
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