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Turkey requires negative PCR test results from all...
Istanbul (Turkey), December 26: Turkey obliged all international airway passengers flying to Turkey to present a negative COVID-19 test result...

Mideast countries tighten restrictive measures due to new...
Cairo (Egypt), December 26: Many countries in the Middle East region have imposed new restrictive measures due to concerns over...

Iraqi Shiite leader warns Iran, U.S. not to...
Baghdad (Iraq), December 26: Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday warned Iran and the United States not to...

Ethiopian electoral board sets June 5 for national...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 26: The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has tentatively set June 5, 2021, as the...

AU warns of legal, political prosecution against disruption...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 26: The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) has urged all armed groups...

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases near 2.6 mln mark:...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 26: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,597,090 as of...

UN welcomes prisoner swap between Libyan parties
Tripoli (Libya), December26: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the exchange of prisoners between rival...

UN chief condemns killing of 3 peacekeepers in...
United Nations, December 26: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday strongly condemned the attacks by unidentified armed combatants on...

UNICEF appeals 116.5 mln USD funding for 2.3...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 25: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday appealed for 116.5 million U.S. dollars funding...

UN urges Libyans to consolidate efforts towards national...
Tripoli (Libya), December 25: United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Thursday urged the Libyans to consolidate efforts towards...

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 2.57 mln mark:...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December25: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,570,886 as of Thursday...

Yearender: Olympic Movement goes through year defined by...
Paris (France), December 25: March 24, 2020, is destined to leave a mark on the 124-year-old history of the modern...

Morocco reiterates two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Rabat (Morocco), December 24: Moroccan King Mohammed VI on Wednesday reiterated his country's position of two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...

Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 2.54 million as...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), December 24: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,544,950 on Wednesday, as...

Art McDonald appointed Canadian chief of defence staff
Ottawa (Canada), December 24: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced the appointment of Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, currently commander...

NYS COVID-19 test positivity rate trends down, hospitalizations...
New York (US), December 24: Of the 204,361 COVID-19 tests reported on Tuesday in New York State, 11,937 were positive,...

UN says regains control of Central African Republic...
Bambari (Central African Republic), December 24: The United Nations said Wednesday that UN peacekeepers have regained control of Bambari, a...

Humanitarian aid has started to trickle into Ethiopia's...
United Nations, December 24: Humanitarian assistance has started to gradually trickle into Ethiopia's Tigray region although access is limited in...

UN agencies condemn violence in CAR ahead of...
United Nations, December 24: UN agencies on Wednesday condemned violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) ahead of legislative and...

UN "deeply concerned" by U.S. presidential pardon for...
United Nations, December 24: The UN human rights office on Wednesday said it is deeply concerned by the recent U.S....

Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Panathinaikos in EuroLeague basketball
Jerusalem (Israel) Dec 23: Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Greek side Panathinaikos 89-81 in the 16th round of basketball's...

Juve suffer first 2020-21 SerieA defeat
Rome (Italy) Dec 23: Juventus lost its first Serie A match this season on Tuesday, as the defending champion went...

China-Europe train brings Russian barley to Sichuan
Chengdu (China) Dec 23: A total of 1,200 tonnes of Russian barley arrived on Monday in Chengdu, capital of southwest...

UK reaches deal with France to allow trucks...
London (UK) Dec 23: Britain and France have reached a deal to reopen their border to haulers and some passengers...

Germany extends UK travel ban despite EU urging...
Berlin (Germany) Dec 23: Germany on Tuesday extended its travel ban from Britain until Jan. 6 amid concern over a...

Israel heads for snap elections for fourth time...
Jerusalem (Israel) Dec 23: Israel's Knesset (parliament) was dissolved on Tuesday night amid a political crisis between Prime Minister Benjamin...

Morocco, Israel agree to immediately establish full diplomatic...
Rabat (Morocco) Dec 23: Morocco and Israel agreed on Tuesday to immediately establish full diplomatic relations.