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Syria president and first lady test Covid-19 positive: presidency

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, the presidency said Monday. “After experiencing mild symptoms that resemble… Covid-19, President al-Assad and first lady Asma Al-Assad took a PCR test, and the result showed that they are […]

All schools reopen as virus lockdown begins easing in UK

All schools across England have reopened as part of the first of four stages of the gradual easing of lockdown, amid concerns that infection rates will spike in the following months as restrictions begin to relax. During a press conference aired on BBC News to commemorate the […]

One of world’s largest oil shipping ports targeted in drone attack: Saudi Arabia

According to reports, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran were also targeted by missiles, vowing that the Kingdom will take all necessary measures to protect itself. One of the oil tank yards in Ras Tanura Port has been hit by a […]

Kyoto Declaration on criminal justice adopted in Japan

The Kyoto Declarationon global cooperation against crime was unanimously adopted Sunday by the participating delegates at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Japan. Held in an innovative hybrid format combining in-person and virtual attendance, the UN Congress welcomed a total […]

US plans ‘clandestine’ cyberattacks on Russia to retaliate against SolarWinds hack

Moscow points out that no evidence has been provided by Washington to back up its allegations of “Russian hackers” being behind last year’s SolarWinds breach. The Biden administration plans to start retaliating against the alleged Russian hacking of American government agencies and corporations discovered in late 2020, […]

US Senate passes $1.9tr COVID-19 relief bill

The US Senate passed on Saturday President Joe Biden’s much-awaited $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, sending it back to House of Representatives for approval. The upper chamber had a 50-49 vote, with one absentee and all Republicans voting against the relief package, which was passed through budget reconciliation […]

Pope, top Shiite cleric plead for ‘peace’ in historic Iraq encounter

Ur, Iraq-Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, one of top Shiite clerics, told Pope Francis in a historic meeting in Iraq on Saturday that the country’s Christians should live in “peace”. The meeting, on the second day of the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, marked a landmark moment in […]

Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

Yangon-Anti-coup demonstrators returned to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation’s “desperate pleas” and take swift action to restore democracy. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 putsch ousted civilian leader […]

US Senate starts debate on $1.9T virus relief bill

The US Senate began Friday debate on an omnibus $1.9 trillion COVID relief package ahead of what is set to be a chaotic round of back-to-back votes. The debate will run until noon when Senators will then be able to offer amendments to the massive spending bill […]

Second lawmaker sues Trump over Capitol riot

Democrats in Congress have blamed President Donald Trump over the 6 January violence at the Capitol complex in Washington, DC, impeaching him on charges of “inciting an insurrection” in an attempt to permanently bar him from another run for office. Five people including four protesters and a […]

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