The Algerian foreign ministry recalled its ambassador to Morocco on Sunday and hinted at possible further measures in the latest flare-up of tension between the North African neighbors over the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The move was linked to comments from the Moroccan envoy to the United Nations on …

The Mackinac Bridge in Michigan was closed because of an “active bomb threat”, local media reported, citing Michigan State Police. Local authorities announced on Sunday that the Mackinac Bridge, connecting the cities of St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, had been closed due to an “emergency situation”, and urged the public …

Despite being in maskless contact with two Texas House Democrats who tested positive for Covid-19, US Vice President Kamala Harris does not plan to self-isolate, her aide told the media. Harris’ spokesperson Symone Sanders confirmed in a statement over the weekend that Harris met with members of the Texas state …

The envoy and other senior diplomats would be back to Kabul until all the security threats are removed, Afghanistan said, a day after the daughter of the Afghan ambassador was briefly kidnapped and tortured in Islamabad. Afghanistan has decided to recall its ambassador to Islamabad and all senior diplomats over …

Several prominent Egyptian activists and journalists were released from custody on Sunday following months of detention on charges including joining or aiding a terrorist group and spreading false news, lawyers representing them said. Egyptian authorities have in recent months released detainees ahead of major Muslim holidays. Sunday’s releases come two …

This comes amid a recent surge in violence in Afghanistan following the start of the withdrawal of international troops from the country in line with an agreement reached between the Taliban* and the US in Doha last year. The delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban issued a joint …

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced that its seismic observatories recorded, at exactly 05:34:19 pm this afternoon, local time, a 5.6-magnitude magnitude earthquake in the Bu Shahr region in Iran, which is 250 km away from the Iraqi-Iranian borders. Alghadeer Satellite Channel correspondent in Basra reported that the residents of …

Global electricity demand is growing faster than renewable energy capacity can be rolled out and will require more power to be generated from the burning of fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Thursday, according to Reuters. After falling by about 1% in 2020 when …

A Beijing-based veterinarian who was confirmed as China’s first human infection case with Monkey B virus (BV) has died, amid rising concerns, the official media here reported. The 53-year-old male vet, who worked for an institution researching on non-human primates, showed early-onset symptoms of nausea and vomiting, a month after …

The Ministry of Oil confirmed the agreement of the OPEC + group to gradually increase by adding 400,000 barrels per day. The ministry said in a statement received by Alghadeertv: “Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar attended the meeting, which emphasized the strengthening of collective cooperation, praising the countries’ compliance with the agreement, …

The Independent High Electoral Commission confirmed, today, Sunday, its commitment to holding the Iraqi Parliament elections on the tenth of next October. The Commission stated in a statement received by Alghadeertv, that “the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, members of the Council and the Head …

A chemical leak at a Houston-area water park left dozens suffering from minor skin irritation and respiratory issues Saturday, authorities said. According to Press TV, twenty-nine people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office tweeted. …

Nine Palestinian inmates have gone on hunger strike in Zionist regime prisons to protest against the Tel Aviv regime’s so-called policy of administrative detention. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs said in a statement on Sunday that the nine prisoners have been on hunger strike for the fifth …

A few thousand pilgrims have streamed out of the holy city of Mecca to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage for the second downsized rituals staged during the coronavirus pandemic. Since Saturday, groups of pilgrims have been performing the “tawaf,” the circumambulation of the Ka’ba, a large cubic structure towards which …

Speakers at an international conference on the human rights implications of arms trade have argued that Western nations and arms companies are complicit in aiding repressive Arab regimes in West Asia region to spy on their citizens. Participants at ‘Selling Death: Why the International Arms Trade Must be Controlled’ conference …

A Bahraini opposition protest movement has underlined the need for “a real political leap” and a new constitution drafted by the will of the people to put an end to dictatorship in the Persian Gulf country. According to Press TV, in a statement released on Saturday, the February 14 Youth Coalition, taking …

The intelligence detachments of the Ministry of Interior managed to destroy four ISIS hideouts containing explosive materials and a drone in Kirkuk. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that accurate intelligence information led the intelligence agency’s detachments, in cooperation with the Fifth Division of the Federal Police, to …

This week, in what Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini called a “historic” move, Italy’s cabinet of ministers approved a ban on ships weighing more than 25,000 metric tons or longer than 180 meters (590 feet) entering the lagoon basin near Venice’s St. Mark’s Square, the narrow Giudecca Canal and the …

Chronic levels of sugar-related diabetes have blighted the Caribbean for years due to slavery. Now the UK and US are experiencing the pain it causes – which makes Britain’s apparent rejection of a fat tax all the more surprising. It’s one of the fastest-growing diseases in the world. It’s a …

US President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, has said that he thinks smallpox and polio would still be spreading in the United States if today’s “false information” was there then. “If you look at the extraordinary historic success in eradicating smallpox and eliminating polio from most of the …