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Hathloul was sentenced in December to nearly six years in prison under broad cybercrime and counterterrorism laws after a lengthy trial that drew widespread international condemnation, but she was released last month having served half of her custodial sentence. Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul is seen on her way to court in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 2, 2021. […]

The world marks a year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and though widespread vaccinations are encouraging, much of humanity still lives in dire conditions with no clear path to a normal life Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks during a news conference, at the WHO […]

Joe Biden is about to sign what may well end up being the biggest accomplishment of his presidency, an enormous $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. With his other priorities likely to grind to a halt in the Senate, the spending will probably stand as a signature statement of Biden’s approach to governance—and it should be […]

  A view shows branded oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. (Reuters) Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet said on Tuesday the recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on the Kingdom’s oil facilities targeted the world economy, state news agency SPA reported. “The Cabinet considered the two terrorist attempts to target […]

MOGADISHU, Somalia A mortar attack targeted the offices of UN and African Union peacekeeping mission in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday. The offices are located inside the heavily protected Adan Adde International Airport and the compound houses several western diplomatic missions in Somalia. Security sources told Anadolu Agency by phone that at least three […]

China introduced the first “virus passports” on Tuesday in a bid to boost international travel as the United States and the European Union consider similar programmes. The EU has said it plans to propose an EU-wide digital vaccination passport sometime this month. A phone displaying a mock-up of China’s new digital health certificate, a “virus passport” concept, which […]

The two crew members were injured on board the Donghai Airlines flight (Picture: Getty Images) A passenger jet captain and chief steward are under investigation after they started fighting during a flight. The pair are said to have got into a tussle when the captain emerged from the bathroom to find a passenger for first […]

A person wears a personal protective mask while walking downtown during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Los Angeles, California, US on February 4, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]Experts said it is vital both countries share information and promote vaccine platforms Leading researchers and public health experts from China and the United States called on the […]

  Turkey’s Hisar-O+ air defense system can be seen in the screenshot provided on March 9, 2021, from SSB’s video of the test firing. (DHA Photo)  Turkey’s Hisar-O+ medium-range air defense system has successfully completed a test firing, which was the longest range and the highest altitude test conducted in the country to date. The […]

TEHRAN – The new U.S. administration of Joe Biden pursues the same policy that the Trump administration pursued against Iran, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Speaking at a weekly press conference, Khatibzadeh said, “For several years, the United States has been driving in the wrong direction on the highway, thinking […]