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UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN chief warns against COVID recovery resources’ criminal exploitation

9:56 am December 14, 2021

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources. In a video message to the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (CoSP9) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the top UN official warned that countries investing in COVID-19 recovery, “must […]

US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces

12:16 am July 23, 2021

Washington: The U.S. military launched several airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban insurgents, including in the strategically important province of Kandahar, officials said Thursday. The strikes demonstrate U.S. intentions to continue supporting Afghan forces with combat aircraft based outside the country, at least until the scheduled conclusion of the U.S. military withdrawal on August 31. The Biden administration has not said whether it will continue […]

Two Saudi women’s rights activists released from prison

11:42 pm June 27, 2021

Dubai: Two Saudi women’s rights campaigners have been released from prison, three years after a sweeping crackdown by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman targeting female activists who’d peacefully advocated for greater freedoms, rights groups said Sunday. It now appears that all the women’s rights activists detained in the 2018 sweep have now been released from prison, although the status of […]

Israeli PM: World powers must ”wake up” on Iran nuke deal

8:43 pm June 20, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday opened his first Cabinet meeting since swearing in his new coalition government last week with a condemnation of the new Iranian president. He said Iran’s presidential election was a sign for world powers to “wake up” before returning to a nuclear agreement with Tehran. Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi, was elected Saturday with […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Cyprus bans entry to recent India travelers

11:17 pm June 14, 2021

Nicosia: Cyprus has banned entry of anyone who has been to or passed through India in the previous two weeks of travelling to thwart the spread of the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19. In a directive issued on Monday, the Cypriot government said the ban excludes Cypriot citizens and their families, European Union citizens and foreign nationals who live permanently in Cyprus. However, they either must […]

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