Day: December 15, 2021

Moroccan health authorities on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first case of the coronavirus omicron variant.A statement by the Health Ministry said a Moroccan woman in Casablanca was infected with the variant, adding that the infected patient was in…

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday his country is under siege, amid a diplomatic crisis with Gulf countries.Speaking during a meeting with the head of Lebanon’s Editors-in-Chief Syndicate, Joseph Qossaifi, Berri questioned how coul…

The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in the murder of George Floyd is facing the prospect of more years behind bars after pleading guilty Wednesday to separate federal charges in Floyd’s death.Derek Chauvin appeared in court to confi…

Fifty years after Bangladesh was created as a new Muslim-majority country in South Asia, the families of those Pakistanis who opposed military operation to quell disturbances have urged both countries to “bury the bitter past” and move forward to ensur…

Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi on Wednesday ordered the deportation of non-Lebanese individuals affiliated with the Wefaq Society, an organization outlawed by Bahrain.The minister sent a letter to the country’s General Directorate of General…

The US Senate gave final approval to a $768 billion defense bill Wednesday, sending the measure to President Biden for signature.The bill was hotly debated in the House of Representatives and the Senate, but the National Defense Authorization Act, pass…