Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday he hoped to stop his country’s collapse and bring back prosperity. In an emotional speech after signing a decree with President Michel Aoun to form the new cabinet, Mikati said the situation in the country was “difficult,” adding that there were no reserves …

US President Joe Biden spoke with China’s Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing frustration on the American side that high-level engagement between the two leaders’ top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early going of the Biden presidency. Biden initiated the call with Xi, the second between the two …

British government’s traffic light system for international travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic could be replaced under a shake-up, UK media have reported, citing sources. The BBC has reported that the green and amber categories could be removed and replaced with a new system. A new system would allow vaccinated travelers …

The UN rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons, and whips and causing the deaths of at least four protesters. Protests and demonstrations, often led by women, pose a challenge to the new …

Booster shots to extend the protection of COVID-19 vaccines may be unnecessary for many people, a leading scientist behind the AstraZeneca vaccine said on Friday. Oxford University Professor Sarah Gilbert told The Telegraph newspaper that immunity from the vaccine was holding up well — even against the delta variant. While …

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the Taliban and revealed that they were not allowing charter flights to evacuate US citizens and at-risk Afghans to depart the airport. The Taliban allowed a flight of foreigners, including American citizens, to finally depart Afghanistan on Thursday after the top …

On Thursday, the Minister of Culture, Hassan Nazim, announced that its ministry is working to include 9 archaeological sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Minister of Culture, Hassan Nazim, said, “The ministry has 9 archaeological sites, and it is working to include them on the World Heritage List.” …

Oil prices eased on Thursday on China’s plan to release state oil reserves to reduce pressure on domestic refiners and a smaller than expected U.S. weekly crude draw. Traders said losses were limited by the slow return of U.S. output after Hurricane Ida and higher than expected U.S. gasoline demand. …

Facebook Inc launched its first smart glasses on Thursday in a step toward its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles. The glasses, which were created in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, allow wearers to listen to music, take calls, or capture photos and short videos and share them across Facebook’s …

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order requiring all federal workers and contractors to be vaccinated against Covid-19, according to multiple reports. The order is one of several measures Biden is expected to announce. Biden signed the order on Thursday, hours before he was due to give a …

The Elections Supreme Security Committee has taken all necessary precautions to secure and protect the polling stations and ballot boxes, the Iraqi army’s chief of staff, lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah, said on Thursday. In a statement to Alghadeer News, Yarallah said, “the committee is chaired by the deputy chief …

A record amount of rain – the equivalent of two months’ rainfall in three hours – fell on Wednesday evening in the city of Agen in southwestern France, with streets turning into rivers, cars submerged and houses flooded. In some parts of Agen, in France’s Lot-et-Garonne region, there were as …

Iraq recorded 5,073 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 59 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 7,644 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

The Iraqi government initiated talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) oversupplying Iraq with nuclear fuel as a part of Baghdad’s project to build nuclear power plants. A source told Alghadeer News that the Iraqi government contacted the IAEA over the possibility of resuming its nuclear activity and allocating …

Ethiopia said on Thursday that rebellious forces from the Tigray region had been defeated in the adjacent Afar region and had withdrawn, but the Tigrayan forces said they had merely shifted troops to neighboring Amhara for an offensive there. “The TPLF force has left Afar (region),” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dina …

Afghanistan’s Kabul Airport is about 90 percent ready for operations but its reopening is planned gradually, a Qatari official said speaking on the tarmac on Thursday. There would be a flight on Friday, another Qatari official said speaking to journalists, adding that a flight out from Kabul on Thursday was …

US President Joe Biden on Thursday will outline new approaches to control the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, which rages on despite the wide availability of vaccines. In a speech, Biden will focus on six areas, including new plans to get more people vaccinated, enhancing protection for those who already …

German prosecutors said on Thursday they had seized documents at the finance and justice ministries as part of an investigation into possible obstruction of justice by a government agency that is responsible for investigating money laundering. Prosecutors said in a statement they had been investigating the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) …

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Thursday that France would not accept Britain violating international maritime law or “financial blackmail” as London steps up efforts to prevent migrants crossing the Channel. “France will not accept any practice that breaks maritime law, nor any financial blackmail,” Darmanin wrote on Twitter. “Britain’s …

Loud bangs and bright flashes have been witnessed after a knife attacker forced staff at a petrol station in Bristol to hide inside a safe room. Police say a man has been detained. Around half a dozen loud ‘bangs’ could be heard from inside the petrol station, before a man …