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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:40:51 +0000
Voter Turnout in Jordan's Local Elections Hits 29.64%
The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday said that the percentage of voter turnout in the governorate and municipal council elections was 29...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:12:29 +0000
Jen Psaki Tests Positive for COVID-19
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tested positive for COVID for the second time in five months and will miss President Joe Biden's trip to Europe this week, she announced on Tuesday...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:27:18 +0000
Jake Sullivan: The US to Impose More Sanctions on Russia
President Joe Biden will unveil another round of sanctions on Russia and tighten existing ones during his visit to Europe this week, his national security adviser announced on Tuesday...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:16:36 +0000
New Orleans' Tornado Kills One, Destroys Several Houses (AFP)
A large tornado destroyed homes and claimed at least one life near the US city of New Orleans on Tuesday night, according to media reports...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:03:59 +0000
Ukraine's President Zelensky Invites Pope to Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke Tuesday with Pope Francis, who offered to mediate with Russia to help end the invasion, as Italy's prime minister voice support of Ukraine's bid to join the European Union...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:30:52 +0000
Four Israelis Stabbed to Death by a Palestinian in Beersheba
ALBAWABA - Four Israelis were killed, Tuesday night, in Beersheba in the Naqab desert in southern Israel...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:04:35 +0000
World Water Day: Q&As: UNICEF & The Malcolm H. Kerr (Carnegie Middle East) Center
UNICEF today issued a video marking World Water Day answering the questions most vital to the water crisis in the Middle East and North Africa region in collaboration with Chris Cormency, WASH and Climate Change Regional Advisor for UNICEF in th...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:43:55 +0000
Amnesty Calls on Egypt's Al Sisi to Release Veteran Journalist Tawfik Ghanem
Amnesty International has called on Egypt to release a veteran journalist who has been detained since May 21, 2021...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:55:42 +0000
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Found Guilty of Contempt of Court (AFP)
A Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of contempt of court in a trial that could see his prison time extended to 13 years, an AFP journalist reported...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:33:22 +0000
Jordanians Head to Polls for Municipal Elections
Jordanians will head to the polling stations today to elect 1,135 governorate and municipal council representatives...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 07:13:33 +0000
Stormy Daniels to Pay Trump $300,000 in Attorney Fees
Former porn star Stormy Daniels was ordered by a federal court to pay Donald Trump $300,000 in attorney fees after it rejected her appeal to another's court ruling in her defamation case against the former president...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:43:58 +0000
El Sisi, Naftali Bennett, MBZ Meet in Sharm El Sheikh 
ALBAWABA - Egypt, Israel and UAE leaders met in Sharm El Sheikh, Monday. It was the first-ever trilateral summit to be held in the Egyptian resort for the three leaders according to the Times of Israel which added it was an unanounced visit...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:42:15 +0000
Almost All Palestinians in The Occupied Territories Experience Racist Labeling
More than 90 percent of the Palestinians living in the occupied territories have experienced racist labeling, a survey has found...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:16:39 +0000
Kata'ib Hezbollah: Israeli Presence in Kurdistan May Trigger War
The Iraqi anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah movement says the presence of operatives affiliated to the Israeli spy agency Mossad in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will drag the Arab country into a military confrontation...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:08:26 +0000
Biden Accuses Russia of Using Hypersonic Missile in Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden said Russia has used hypersonic missiles against Ukraine as its military becomes stalled against Kyiv's resistance...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:47:16 +0000
ISIS Massacre: Remains of 143 Bodies Found in Iraq
Authorities in northern Iraq's Nineveh province said Monday they had discovered the remains of 143 unidentified people killed between 2014-2017 when the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group was in control of the region...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:37:17 +0000
China: No Survivors From Boeing 737 Crash
The Chinese state broadcaster said that no survivors were reported from the Eastern Airlines crash in Guangxi hills yesterday...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:18:32 +0000
Train Collision in Tunisia Injures 95 People
ALBAWABA - Its trending on the social media. A train collision in Tunisia resulted in the injury of 95 people according to the AFP news agency...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:05:29 +0000
Johnson Feels Guilty For Comparing Ukraine War to Brexit
Boris Johnson has expressed regret after sparking a political uproar by comparing Ukraine's defiance of Russia's invasion to the UK's vote to quit the EU,  The comments in a speech to the Tory spring conference on Saturday sparked cross-party c...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:41:32 +0000
UN: 10 Million People Driven Out of Their Homes in Ukraine
Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven 10 million people from their homes, the head of the UN refugee agency said on Sunday...



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