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Greece formally opens to tourists 15 May 2021 - 10:22 pm

ATHENS: Greece formally opened to visitors on Saturday, kicking off a summer season it hopes will resurrect its vital tourism industry battered by...

Biden talks to Abbas on latest Gaza escalation 15 May 2021 - 10:15 pm

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has spoken on the phone with President Joe Biden and urged the U.S. to intervene in...

Al Jazeera strongly condemns destruction of its offices in Gaza by Israel 15 May 2021 - 07:12 pm

Doha: Al Jazeera condemns in the strongest terms bombing and destruction of its offices by the Israeli military in Gaza, and views this...

Arab League condemns brutal attacks by Israel in Gaza 15 May 2021 - 06:39 pm

Cairo: The General Secretariat of the Arab League said that the brutal attacks of the Israeli occupation on Gaza Strip, which claimed a...

China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal 15 May 2021 - 06:13 pm

BEIJING: China has canceled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world's highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19...

France has reached 20 mln first COVID-19 vaccine shots: Macron 15 May 2021 - 06:02 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Twitter statement on Saturday that 20 million people in France had now received at least...

Lebanese man killed by Israeli troops on border, Lebanese agency says 15 May 2021 - 05:12 pm

BEIRUT: A Lebanese man was shot and killed by Israeli troops after he and others protesting in support of Palestinians tried to cross...

Suez Canal starts dredging work to extend double lane 15 May 2021 - 05:06 pm

CAIRO: The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has started dredging work to extend a second lane that allows for two-way traffic in a southern...

Success story Taiwan faces its worst outbreak in pandemic 15 May 2021 - 04:54 pm

TAIPEI, Taiwan: The island of Taiwan, which has had enviable success in containing COVID-19, imposed new restrictions in its capital city on Saturday...

Venezuela approves Russia's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine 15 May 2021 - 04:47 pm

MOSCOW: Venezuela has approved for use Russia's single-shot Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Saturday. Developed by...

Tower in Gaza housing Al Jazeera, AP collapses by Israeli airstrike 15 May 2021 - 03:36 pm

Gaza: A 12-storey Al Jalaa tower block housing the offices of the US-based Associated Press and Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera collapsed on Saturday...

Israeli aggression on civilians cannot be tolerated: Palestinian Presidency 15 May 2021 - 03:19 pm

Ramallah: Spokesman for Palestinian presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said today that the Israeli occupation's attacks on civilians are not self-defense, the prevention of...

Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs 15 May 2021 - 03:13 pm

Rome: Covid-19 infections in adults of all ages fell by 80% five weeks after a first dose of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine,...

Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test 15 May 2021 - 02:32 pm

Lisbon: Portugal will allow tourist flights from European Union countries with low infection rates and from the UK, but passengers must show a...

UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans 15 May 2021 - 02:31 pm

LONDON: Britain deployed public health officials, supported by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern England towns on Saturday in...

Italy's Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League's Salvini 15 May 2021 - 02:18 pm

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will not be able to enact key reforms demanded by the European Union because his unity government...

UNHCR calls for renewed and strong support for Rohingya refugees 15 May 2021 - 01:27 pm

Geneva: Ahead of Tuesday's donor conference and launch of the 2021 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, UNHCR, the UN...

Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured 15 May 2021 - 01:21 pm

Beijing: Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured, authorities said Saturday. Eight people...