President Joe Biden said Thursday that all adult Americans will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1. During his address to the nation on the anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown, Biden said the only way to get back to normal is to […]
Copenhagen – Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and Europe’s medicines watchdog insisted the vaccine was safe. Denmark was first to announce its suspension, “following reports […]
Jordan, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates announced new coronavirus infections and fatalities Thursday as efforts continued to contain the deadly virus. Jordan The Health Ministry announced 8,300 more cases, bringing the number of infections in the country to 457,151. The death […]
Ankara has taken center stage in the Afghan peace process with the US proposal to hold a conference in Turkey bringing the warring factions to the negotiating table, analysts say. The Afghan Foreign Ministry has shown green light to the proposed meeting. “Turkey is a strong partner […]
Questions are being raised about the willingness of the EU’s border patrol agency Frontex to hold its self liable for numerous violations and pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers at Greece’s borders with Turkey, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Wednesday. In an internal investigation […]
Arab states and the Arab League joined a host of countries and international organizations in welcoming the Libyan parliament’s vote of confidence in the new government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. In a statement, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the confidence given to the national unity government headed by […]
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways on Wednesday announced historic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The losses come despite the financial restructuring measures taken by the airline, including laying off staff and cutting salaries. Losses rose to $2.8 billion in 2020 alone, the airline […]
Israeli forces arrested Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, from his house in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. Israeli police and intelligence teams surrounded the house and asked Sheikh Sabri to accompany them, a relative told Anadolu Agency, asking not to be named for […]
London – Britain’s royal family was under pressure on Tuesday to respond to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s claims of racism, triggering a crisis for the institution not seen since the time of his late mother, Diana. The couple set off a whirl of speculation about […]
London – Millions of children returned to school in England on Monday for the first time in two months, with the government beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions as a mass vaccination drive ramps up. The resumption of classroom teaching was the first step on a path which […]
