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December 21, 2020

Rockets fired at US embassy land inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, damaging compound

At least eight Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in an attack targeting the US Embassy, causing some minor damage on the compound on Sunday, the...

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December 21, 2020

Qatar, Oman to receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week

Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health granted emergency use authorisation for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and is due to receive the first shipment on Monday, state...

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December 20, 2020

COVID-19 kills 5 in Oman, sickens 143 in Qatar

The coronavirus pandemic claimed five more lives in Oman and sickened 143 in Qatar on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Omani Health Ministry said 684 people were infected with COVID-19 over...

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December 20, 2020

Morocco says ready to open borders with Algeria

Morocco has said it is ready to permanently open its border with neighboring Algeria, Anadolu Agency reports. Morocco is “ready to solve the issue of closed border when the Algerians...

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December 20, 2020

PFB concludes ‘Palestine is my cause’ event

The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) concluded on Saturday a series of activities titled Palestine is my cause, which featured participation by Moroccan artist Rashid Gholam, Palestinian artist Omar...

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December 20, 2020

Top Israeli rabbi prays for safety of UAE ruling family

Israel’s top Jewish rabbi inaugurated a Jewish nursery school in Dubai on Sunday and made a special Jewish ritual for the safety of the ruling family in the United...

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December 20, 2020

Lebanon police clash with students protesting tuition fee hike

Students clashed with riot police in Lebanon during furious protests against tuition fee hikes at top university, The New Arab reported. Tear gas was used to disperse the students,...

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December 20, 2020

Hamas slams UAE over pro-Israel statements

Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting Israeli occupation in violation of Palestinians’ rights, Anadolu Agency reports. “Statements made during visits by some Emirati officials...

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December 20, 2020

Israel bars Brits from entering after new ‘fast spreading’ Covid strain discovered

Israel barred foreign nationals from the UK, Denmark and South Africa after a new “fast spreading” strain of COVID-19 was discovered, i24 News reported. The UK’s Chief Medical Adviser...

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December 20, 2020

‘India building military settlements in Kashmir’

India is fast-tracking “settlement colonies” in Jammu and Kashmir by transferring land to ex-soldiers, Pakistan-administered Kashmir President Masood Khan claimed on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, Khan said India...

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