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Last US, NATO troops leave Afghanistan’s Bagram air base after almost 20 years
Date: 2021-07-02 19:17:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:9041029
After nearly 20 years, the US military left Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaeda perpetrators of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, two US officials said ....
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WFP resumes operations to reach 2 million people with emergency food assistance in Tigray
Date: 2021-07-02 19:16:49 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:7 - ID:9041028
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed its operations in the Tigray region of Ethiopia after fighting halted the emergency response last week. However serious challenges are threatening the entire humanitarian response in the ....
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Train collides with pickup truck in Upper Egypt, car driver dead
Date: 2021-07-02 19:15:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:9041027
A pickup truck collided with a train at a railroad crossing in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, leaving the driver of the pickup truck dead, the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) authority announced in a statement Friday. The accident, ....
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Beirut blast judge to start questioning top politicians
Date: 2021-07-02 19:14:13 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:9041023
The judge in charge of the investigation into last year's Beirut port blast will start calling in top politicians for questioning, including caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab, Lebanon's national news agency reported on Friday. No date has been ....
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Renowned cinematographer Ramses Marzouk dies at age of 81
Date: 2021-07-02 19:12:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:9041019
Renowned Egyptian cinematographer and director of photography Ramses Marzouk died on Friday at the age of 81, announced Artist Sameh El Seraiti on his page of Facebook. El Seraiti said “We have now lost a great and pioneering artist and pioneer ....
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J&J Covid-19 vaccine lasts at least 8 months, protects against Delta variant, studies find
Date: 2021-07-02 19:11:44 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:9041016
The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine provides immunity that lasts at least eight months, and it appears to provide adequate protection against the worrying Delta variant, CNN quoted the company as saying in a statement Friday. "Current data ....
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Italian defense min. asserts keenness on boosting military cooperation with Iraq
Date: 2021-07-02 19:11:07 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:9041014
Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini stressed his country's keenness on promoting ties with Iraq and opening new vistas of military and industrial cooperation between the two countries. The Italian news agency AKI quoted Guerini as saying ....
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Tunisia keen to advance relations with Argentina, says president
Date: 2021-07-02 19:11:04 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:9041013
Tunisian President Kais Saied asserted that his country is keen on pushing forward relations with Argentina at the bilateral and multilateral levels, in light of the great cooperation opportunities available in several fields. Saied's comments ....
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President's spouse: June 30 historical scene embodied State institutions' unity
Date: 2021-06-30 20:12:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:9038265
Intissar El Sisi, wife of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, greeted Wednesday the Egyptian people on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of June 30 Revolution, saying the revolution was an embodiment of a historical scene that saw all State ....
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Dozens of Israeli settlers storm Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2021-06-29 08:37:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:9034877
A group of Israeli settlers Tuesday stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque from al Maghareba Gate amid tight security by Israeli police, Wafa news agency reported. Dozens of settlers stormed the mosque and made a provocative tour of the halls. ....