The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF — Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announced that the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey has registered the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus in the country.
The vaccine has been (...)
The United Kingdom has added India to its updated travel "red list" to protect the country against a new variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) and against other existing variants, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday.
As part of the move, (...)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes today.
Secretary Blinken emphasized shared interests in working with Panama to enhance regional stability, prosperity, and security, and play a leadership role (...)
JEDDAH — The United Kingdom on Friday added Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan, and the Philippines to its travel "red list" as travelers from Saudi Arabia continue to have unrestricted entry into the country.
The updated "red list," which will come into (...)
A massive cargo ship turned sideways in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking traffic in a crucial East-West waterway for global shipping, according to satellite data accessed on Wednesday.
Traffic on the narrow waterway dividing continental Africa from the (...)
More than 168 million schoolchildren globally missed out on learning in class, as schools in some 14 countries remained largely shut for almost an entire year due to coronavirus-related lockdowns, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on (...)
Authorities in Germany and Belgium seized more than 23,000 kilograms (50,700 pounds) of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest, officials said on Wednesday, calling it the largest amount of (...)
As the climate is changing, the Arctic is warming four times faster than global averages, causing the circumpolar Jetstream to weaken and move southwards.
Consequently, freezing cold air masses — known as the Polar Vortex — descend to more densely (...)
The mullah regime is clamoring to take revenge for the killing of the bloodthirsty Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a US missile strike near Baghdad airport a year ago.
Soleimani was the serial killer of the mullah regime, its butcher, and the (...)
Best-selling British espionage writer David Cornwell — known to the world as John le Carré — died Saturday at 89, according to his literary agent.
A statement shared on behalf of the author's family said: "It is with great sadness that we must (...)
Dubai has emerged as a leading example of a city that is getting tourism back on track following its successful and gradual reopening of its borders and economy, industry experts said during a recent webinar hosted by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and (...)
The United Arab Emirates was elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for the period 2020 to 2022 on Thursday during this year's annual General Conference of the agency.
For one year, the UAE will work (...)
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, and ChemRar Group have agreed to supply Avifavir, the world's first registered favipiravir-based drug against coronavirus and Russia's first drug approved for the treatment (...)
Mexico and Argentina have the capacity to produce more than 400 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Britain's University of Oxford, DPA quoted Sylvia Varela from AstraZeneca as saying on Thursday.
Argentinian President Alberto (...)
CAIRO — In a tit-for-tat move, Egypt canceled all its Kuwait-bound flights after the Gulf nation included Cairo on the list of 31 coronavirus "high risk" countries and suspended its flight operation until further notice.
Egypt's national carrier, (...)
Kuwait has banned commercial flights to 31 countries, calling them high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus until further notice, the Kuwait news agency KUNA reported.
The ban was announced by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the (...)
RIYADH — COVID-19 esports fundraiser Gamers Without Borders has broken new ground for gaming after uniting 120,000 gamers online from 72 countries in just four weeks.
The unprecedented esports initiative, organized by the Saudi Arabian Federation (...)
As Lebanese get beaten up in streets by Hezbollah and Amal militants, including fellow Shiite demonstrators, they find out more and more about the true nature of Iran's militias.
The problem with the Arab mindset is that we tend to forget and (...)
A global anti-corruption body warned Friday that Pakistan could join a blacklist of nations failing to fight money laundering and terror financing unless it changed course within four months.
"Despite a high level commitment by Pakistan to fix these (...)
The Solomon Islands' government has cut official ties with Taiwan in a new blow to President Tsai Ing-wen, who is seeking re-election in January amid rising tension with China.
Taiwan now has formal relations with only 16 countries worldwide, but (...)
England's serene progress towards Euro 2020 continued as skipper Harry Kane grabbed a hat-trick in a 4-0 demolition of Bulgaria, in Group A, at Wembley on Saturday.
Kane opened the scoring after 24 minutes and struck home two penalties after the (...)
An Iranian tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West shifted position on Friday, but its anchor was still down off Gibraltar and it was unclear if it was ready to set sail soon.
Gibraltar authorities could not be reached for (...)
US President Donald Trump on Monday proposed tighter monitoring of the internet, mental health reform and wider use of the death penalty in response to mass slayings over the weekend that killed 29 people in Texas and Ohio.
The man arrested for (...)
Major League Soccer on Friday said that it was suspending Panamanian Roman Torres for 10 games after the Seattle Sounders defender tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
Torres was also fined 20 percent of his annual salary for (...)
The world is closely following the actions of the Iranian regime against commercial vessels in the important Strait of Hormuz sea corridor. Tehran's involvement in acts of terrorism by the Revolutionary Guard and Hezbollah and other similar (...)
