Egypt’s parliament on Sunday approved an extension to the nationwide state of emergency for another three months, according to the country’s government gazette. This was the 17th three-year renewal of
Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, there are now tighter rules for crossing the border between the TRNC and the Greek Cypriot administration.
Scores of Palestinians on Monday staged a rally in the Gaza Strip to protest against Israel’s policy of administrative detention of Palestinian detainees. The rally, organized by Palestinian group Hamas,
The Bank of China (BoC) has projected a faster recovery in the global economy in the second half of this year as countries steadily move out of the COVID-19 era,
More than 40 Ugandan women, who were scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia, were removed from a plane over fake COVID-19 certificates, officials said. Emmanuel Ainebyona, spokesman for the Ugandan
After 10 weeks of decline, COVID-19 deaths are increasing again with the virus “ripping around the world at a scorching pace,” the World Health Organization head said on Monday. Tedros
In Bosnia and beyond, 11 July has become synonymous with Srebrenica. Twenty-six years ago, Bosnian Serb forces led by Ratko Mladic overran the UN-declared safe zone of Srebrenica. What followed
The US welcomed on Monday Turkey’s assistance in the ongoing effort to withdraw all US and NATO forces from Afghanistan ahead of a rapidly-approaching deadline. “We certainly welcome Turkey’s constructive
A dispute over coronavirus procedures has led to the cancellation of an Tuesday friendly football match, with Turkish side Galatasaray pointing discrimination, rude and unfair treatment by Greek officials at