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Protesters have taken to the streets of Dutch cities to demonstrate against coronavirus lockdowns....

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Wednesday ramped up pressure on the opposition, searching the apartments and offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny ahead of new protests called for the weekend to demand his release. Ivan Zhdanov, the head o...

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft said on Tuesday its profit rose sharply in the recently ended quarter as the coronavirus pandemic reinforced the shift to relying on services hosted in the cloud for work, play and socialising. The US technology stalwart re...

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on Wednesday called for vigilance against emergence of new strains of the novel coronavirus. During a meeting with the local chief editors, the prime minister a...

NEW YORK — Boeing concluded a bruising 2020 on Wednesday with another unpleasant surprise: A $6.5 billion blow from delays to its new 777X plane that exacerbated its annual loss. The aerospace giant, which saw its revenues ravaged by the commercial ...

'We've failed,' says Balad MK Mtanes Shahadeh, after four-way meeting fails to bring unity; parties will likely not run as one bloc, although decision not final'We've failed,' says Balad MK Mtanes Shahadeh, after four-way meeting f...

The "Doomsday Clock" illustrating the perils facing the planet and mankind will remain at 100 seconds to midnight this year amid the threats of the coronav...

Legislators pass a no-confidence vote against prime minister, collapsing the government amid power struggle....

Bilateral talks between Turkey and Greece to resolve long-standing maritime disputes, which resumed on Monday after a five-year hiatus, were held in a "ver...

IRBIL, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi anti-terrorism squad on Wednesday declared killing nine members of the so-called Islamic State (Daesh) in a raid in the south of Kirkuk governorate. The force said in a statement that during a firefight, members of the no...

Israel's West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a whole over the last four years, a pro-settler group said Wednesday, a period that coincides with the Trump administration's unprecedented acceptance of sett...

Fed policymakers said the path of economic recovery will depend on the course of the virus including vaccine drives....

Cyprus announced on Wednesday a staggered easing of lockdown measures following a fall in the number of COVID-19 infections, including the reopening of primary schools and shopping malls on Feb....

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Kuwait Oil Undersecretary Sheikh Dr. Nimr Fahad Al-Malek Al-Sabah held talks on Wednesday with Secretary General of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) Ali bin Sabt on boosting cooperaion. The ministry s...

The coronavirus pandemic's disruptive effect on the world economy is engendering a shift of focus towards a more human-centric, technology-driven system, a...

Israeli employees of the multinational technology corporation Intel can be at ease, having recently received bonuses reaching nearly 3 times their usual salaries....

Italy failed to protect 'right to life' of migrants who died when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013....

Officials says the country will move 2,000 to 3,000 more refugees to Bhasan Char despite international criticism....

Court transcript shows FBI agent and prosecutor saying Proud Boys leader Henry Tarrio helped convict 13 people....

I also would like to congratulateMr David David for receiving the Australia Day 2021 'Volunteer of the Year'Medal....

The public hospital crisis ended recently and according to various reports there is an agreement with the Treasury. The agreement will include a monthly budget of NIS 105 million for each of the hospitals by the end of June. In addition, a public committe...

The 'Umm Qusah' mosque was under construction south of al-Khalil....

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) US police said that a hostage-taking incident in the US state of Texas ended with death of two people....

White House special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry said on Wednesday that no issues the US has with China will be "traded" for climate.For all t...

Ministry of Interior (MoI) takes action against 197 individuals for not wearing masks in public....

In one incident of physical violence last year, a 29-year-old man was beaten by two men in the elevator of a Paris building where his parents live and called him a "dirty Jew."...

Israeli officials reportedly say premier's longstanding ties to new president and administration's forthright approach to nuclear deal will likely smooth disputesIsraeli officials reportedly say premier's longstanding ties to new president and...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his confirmation hearings last week that the Biden administration would 'take a hard look' at the UAE F-35 sale...

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) Chairman of Iran-Kazakhstan Joint Chamber of Commerce said that Eurasia enjoys high capacity and potential for exporting Iranian construction materials....

Israel's plan to parlay its COVID-19 vaccination drive into an exit from the pandemic next month hangs in the balance as new variants of the virus have spu...

Not science but maybe common sense, says the American expert Dr. Antony Fauci. In Israel, the rapid spread of the The post Will double-masking deter the proliferating covid variants? appeared first on DEBKAfile ....

State Department says temporary suspension of large arms sales a routine action by new administrations....

The Biden administration has suspended arms sales deals to foreign countries, including the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the UAE. This was reported in American media....

At Senate confirmation hearing, Linda Thomas-Greenfield says she'll fight BDS, encourage states that have normalized with Israel to back Jerusalem at world forums tooAt Senate confirmation hearing, Linda Thomas-Greenfield says she'll fight BDS, en...

The UAE reported 3,939 new cases of coronavirus, the highest single-day new COVID-19 cases ever recorded in the country since the beginning of the pandemic...

Iranian officials dismiss recent Israeli threats, pledge a firm response to any act of aggression....

Officials said the inoculation facility could deal with around 30 patients per hour if five nurses are deployed....