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August 11, 2021

PA: Unpaid leave for employees who refuse covid vaccine

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh stressed yesterday that employees who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be put on unpaid leave until the pandemic subsides. Shtayyeh...

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August 11, 2021

Jerusalem Mufti calls for rejecting Judaisation projects at Ibrahimi Mosque

Palestinian Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Mohammed Hussein yesterday called for rejecting the Judaisation projects at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. In a statement, the Mufti said that...

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August 11, 2021

EU backs Iraq-Belarus flight suspension

The European Union yesterday welcomed Iraqi authorities’ decision to suspend outbound flights to Belarus amid a surge in the number of irregular migrants using it to enter Lithuania. Peter...

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August 11, 2021

US Libya envoy meets Haftar in Egypt

United States’ envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, will arrive in the Egyptian capital of Cairo today to meet with the retired Libyan Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar and Egyptian officials,...

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August 11, 2021

Morocco arrests suspected people traffickers

Moroccan authorities yesterday began an investigation into an international human trafficking network, which included members of auxiliary forces. Al-Massae newspaper quoted a source as saying that the investigations had...

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August 10, 2021

Armies protect capitals, do not storm them: Libyan premier

National armies protect the capitals of their country, they do not storm them, said Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, the country’s prime minister and head of its National Unity Government, on...

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August 10, 2021

Gunmen assassinate Karbala mayor in Iraq

Unidentified gunmen assassinated the mayor of Karbala province in southern Iraq on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. “Governor Abir al-Khafaji was assassinated while on an inspection campaign against violations in public streets,”...

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August 10, 2021

Ethiopia ends cease-fire as Tigray rebels continue incursions

Ethiopia on Tuesday abrogated a previous cease-fire in place since June 29 that unilaterally ended a government offensive on Tigray rebels in the country’s north, Anadolu Agency reported. The announcement...

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August 10, 2021

Lebanon cannot afford another year with no government

A year has passed and Lebanon still has no government. A week feels like a year, and a year feels like a constant reminder of the decades-old problems Lebanon...

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August 10, 2021

Official: 273 blazes contained, 2 ongoing in southwestern Turkey

As many as 272 forest fires in Turkey have been contained, while three continue to burn in the Aegean Mugla province, the country’s agriculture and forestry minister said in...

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