Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is on the frontline with the army fighting rebellious Tigrayan forces in the northeastern Afar region, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting reported on Friday. Abiy was wearing military fatigues and speaking to the television station in the Afaan Oromo and Amharic languages, according to the broadcast. Reuters …
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Nearly 2000 migrants return to Iraq from the Belarusian borders
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed the latest developments in the file of Iraqi migrants stranded at the Belarusian border with the European Union countries on Friday. The Ministry’s Spokesperson, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, said in a press statement that the ministry “has been following the developments of the Iraqi migrant …
Read More »Tunisian media say police thwarted attack in front of the interior ministry
Witnesses said heavy security was deployed in front of the interior ministry in the main street of the Tunisian capital, with local media saying police had thwarted an attack. “I am at the crime scene and I cannot give any details now,” a spokesman of the Interior Ministry told Reuters. …
Read More »Stocks, oil tumble on virus variant fears, safe havens gain
Global stocks tumbled on Friday and oil fell below $80 a barrel after news of a possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant sent investors scurrying to the safety of bonds, the yen, and the Swiss franc. Little is known of the variant, detected in South Africa, Botswana, and Hong Kong, but scientists …
Read More »Zelenskiy says Ukraine thwarts coup plot involving Russians; Kremlin denies role
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday said Ukraine had uncovered a plot to overthrow his government next week involving individuals from Russia, although he declined to say whether he thought the Kremlin was behind it. Speaking at an hour-long press conference, Zelenskiy said Ukrainian intelligence had obtained audio recordings of the …
Read More »New COVID-19 variant triggers global alarm as WHO urges caution
Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as researchers sought to find out if the mutation was vaccine-resistant. Hours after Britain banned flights from South Africa and neighbouring countries and asked …
Read More »Pictures | Thousands of demonstrators surround the Green Zone to protest against “election fraud”
The Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad, witnessed a mass escalation in protest against the manipulation of the results of the parliamentary elections, On Friday. Protesters toppled a number of “slabs” that had been placed on Thursday night within the approaches of the Green Zone and the …
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