Thousands gather to wish Chad’s slain president “a deserved rest”
World
April 23, 2021
Thousands gather to wish Chad’s slain president “a deserved rest”
Thousands of people gathered at the main square in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Friday to pay their respects to the…
Desperate hunt for missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen set to run out
World
April 23, 2021
Desperate hunt for missing Indonesian submarine as oxygen set to run out
Rescue aircraft and ships scoured the sea north of Bali on Friday as the hunt for a missing Indonesian submarine…
US deepens emissions target at climate summit, goal called ‘game changing’
World
April 22, 2021
US deepens emissions target at climate summit, goal called ‘game changing’
The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash US greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, a new target it…
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster
Middle East
April 22, 2021
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster
The family of a former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile and locked in an international feud…
Egypt to produce Russia’s Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3 – statement
Egypt
April 22, 2021
Egypt to produce Russia’s Sputnik V, rollout expected in Q3 – statement
Egyptian pharmaceutical firm Minapharm has agreed to produce more than 40 million doses a year of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus…
Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan
The sick and dying are rapidly pushing Gaza’s hospitals close to capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the…
Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
World
April 22, 2021
Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
US President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War…
Israel to buy Moderna’s booster shot against COVID-19 variants
Middle East
April 21, 2021
Israel to buy Moderna’s booster shot against COVID-19 variants
Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it had secured a new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with Israel for 2022, under which…
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
World
April 21, 2021
Rebels threaten to march on capital as Chad reels from president’s battlefield death
Rebel forces set their sights on Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday following the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby, threatening…
Erdogan replaces Turkish trade minister, forms two new ministries
Middle East
April 21, 2021
Erdogan replaces Turkish trade minister, forms two new ministries
President Tayyip Erdogan appointed a prominent member of Turkey’s ruling AK Party, Mehmet Mus, as trade minister on Wednesday and…