Gulf Arab states are looking to mend a standoff with Lebanon, Kuwait’s foreign minister said during a visit, the first by a senior Gulf official since the spat erupted last year. “This visit is one of various international efforts to restore trust with Lebanon,” Foreign […]
Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has announced he will not be running for president in a statement, removing an obstacle to cross-party negotiations ahead of the vote in parliament beginning on January 24. The nomination of Prime Minister Mario Draghi is seen as the […]
Scientists are keeping a close watch on a recently-discovered sub-variant of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus to determine how its emergence could affect future pandemic spread. The initial Omicron variant has become the dominant virus strain in recent months but British health authorities have […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has called for the formation of an international commission to investigate the massacres committed by Israel in the Palestinian village of Tantura in 1948. The call came after Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Thursday the discovery of a mass grave in […]
Beirut, Lebanon – Mona Azzam has been an elementary teacher in Lebanon’s mountainous Chouf district since 1996. The 58-year-old said she was happy with her work and living conditions for much of that time, but since the value of the Lebanese pound started to plummet […]
The United States and Russia have held what they say are frank talks as they try to resolve their standoff on Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov repeated his denials that a large contingent of Russian forces along the border is preparing to invade Ukraine. Secretary […]
At least seven people have been killed in a bomb blast on a minibus in the western Afghan city of Herat, officials said. “Four women were among the seven killed,” the head of Herat’s provincial hospital, Arif Jalali, told the AFP news agency on Saturday. […]
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned that COVID-19 infections could be growing exponentially in a congested residential area of the city and said the number of overall cases had increased due to an outbreak in pet hamsters. Chief Executive Lam urged Hong Kong people […]
The first shipment of the United States’ $200m security support package for Ukraine has arrived in Kyiv, the US embassy said. The delivery followed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Kyiv this week amid concerns from Ukraine and its Western allies over tens […]
Security forces have fired tear gas at protesters barricading the streets and throwing rocks in Burkina Faso’s capital, as anger grows at the government’s inability to stop armed attacks spreading across the country. Several hundred people marched through downtown Ouagadougou on Saturday chanting for President […]
