Red Cross to open headquarters in Doha
DOHA: Qatar and the International Committee of the Red Cross signed an agreement on Thursday to establish the committee’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar…
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14 dead, 54 rescued off Tunisia in migrant boat sinking
TUNIS, Tunisia: At least 14 Africans died and 54 were rescued when a boat in which they were trying to reach Europe sank…
Nobel winner Bialiatski jailed in Belarus for a decade, sparking outcry
LONDON: Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Ales Berlatsky was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday by a court…
FBI director says COVID-19 ‘most likely’ caused by Wuhan lab accident
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday his agency believes the COVID-19 pandemic was “most likely” caused by an incident in a laboratory…
Nigeria Markets soar on Tinubu win as Saudi Aramco set to partner the country’s state-owned oil corporation
Nigeria Markets soar on Tinubu win as Saudi Aramco set to partner the country’s state-owned oil corporation Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration as the…
Nigeria Bonds Rise as Tinubu Leads in Pivotal Election Tally
Nigerian bonds are posting some of the best gains in emerging markets as investors bet that rulingparty candidate, Bola Tinubu, who’s taken an…
Floods, landslides kill at least 19, cause havoc in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state
SAU PAULO: Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed at least 19 lives on Carnival weekend in Sao Paulo state,…
Zelensky calls for faster military aid as Russia pounds Ukraine’s east
KYIV: Ukraine urged allies to speed up the pace of military aid as NATO defense ministers prepared to meet for a second day…
Israeli FM visits Kyiv as pressure mounts over military aid
KYIV: Israel’s foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, the first public visit to Ukraine’s capital by a senior Israeli official since Russia’s…