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France's police watchdog probes violent police arrest of a black man in Paris....

Weather inshore until 6 pm on Friday will be moderate temperature daytime and partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of scattered rain maybe thundery at places at times, blowing dust, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning ...

Dressed in impeccable camouflage fatigues with Kalashnikovs slung over their shoulders, Russian peacekeepers stand guard along the last road linking Armenia with the restive region of Nagorno-Karabakh...

Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe's coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case on Friday, as Russia announced a partnership with India to mass produce its controversial Sputnik vaccine....

KUWAIT, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- China recorded five new coronavirus cases without deaths on Friday. The new figures raised the total number of cases to 86,495 while deaths remained at 4,634, health authorities were quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. They ad...

DOHA, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- Qatar declared on Friday recording 184 new infection cases with the novel coronavirus (covid-19) during the past 24 hours. The local ministry of health said in a statement that the caseload of infections swelled to 138,259, in addit...

Probe comes after British MPs express outrage when smart speaker mines partial quotations from websites, cites sources lacking credibility to produce false, anti-Semitic answersProbe comes after British MPs express outrage when smart speaker mines partial...

VIENNA, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- Austrian authorities announced Friday that they recorded 4,954 new coronavirus cases raising the total number of confirmed infections to 269,736. More than two million tests for the virus were conducted, while more than 196,000 ca...

Russia successfully test fires a new ABM system that can hit satellites in space....

There is too much defeatism, too many comments that there is no hope for America and the only thing left to do is watch the sun set. Op-ed....

After being shuttered for months, French synagogues to reopen this Saturday for morning prayers - but number of worshipers capped at 30....

Turmoil, uncertainty and overall mistrust can be a catalyst for making Aliyah. These turbulent times can make the choice much easier....

BERLIN, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- German authorities declared on Friday that the nation hospitals recorded, over the past 24 hours, 425 deaths with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 22,806 infections with the contagion. The government-run institute for pandemic...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iran's ambassador to the United Nations denounced the unilateral American sanctions against Tehran as a crime against humanity....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Defense Ministry of Iran warned the aggressors that any mistake will draw a strong and crushing response from the country's naval forces....

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Saudi Arabia has reported 302 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 356,691, the health ministry announced on Friday.Developin...

Max Parry believes the power struggle in the US is far from over....

Abiy rules out dialogue with TPLF during meeting with AU envoys, day after he announced 'final phase' of the conflict....

Ari Fleischer blasts John Kerry over 2016 claims that Arab world won't make peace with Israel before deal is reached with the PA....

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- Russia said Friday 496 persons died of the coronavirus while 27,543 tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The coronavirus operations center said in a statement total deaths reached 38,558 fatalities, while registered ...

Israel's first Chief Rabbi, iconic leader of Religious Zionism: It is only the soul that experiences visions while dreaming....

ADEN-SABAMinistry of Civil Service and Insurances announced next Monday an official holiday for all public service's employees on the 53rd Anniversary of the Republic of Yemen National Day Independence November 30....

The Health Ministry reported that 1,072 new coronavirus cases were registered in Israel on Thursday, topping one thousand for the The post Coronavirus infection in Israel passes 1,000 for second day appeared first on DEBKAfile ....

KUWAIT, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- The price of Kuwaiti oil barrel dropped 35 cents to stand at USD 47.13 per barrel (pb) on Thursday compared to USD 47.48 on Wednesday, said kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Friday. In international makets, Brent crude lost 74...

Vladimir Spitalnikov accused of bludgeoning Irina Gribnov to death last month after she said she wanted to leave him; is deemed fit for trial after psychiatric evaluationVladimir Spitalnikov accused of bludgeoning Irina Gribnov to death last month after s...

21,000 fishermen with 2,500 ships are fishing in Chabahar, Dashtyari near Makran Coasts. They play major role in employment and production. IRNA...

HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali opened the European Drive-In Film Festival Thursday evening, along with a number of European ambassadors....

European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier will travel to London late on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to reach a Brexit trade deal as the two sides try to resolve significant differences over fishing and competition policy....

Commemorations for Tamil Tiger rebels killed in Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war were banned on Friday after court petitions by the government of strongman President Gotabaya Rajapaksa....

HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met on Thursday with US Acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller, who was visiting Qatar....

HE Hassan al-Thawadi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), believes the FIFA World Cup has the potential to transform people's attitudes to sustainability in Qatar....

HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali has honoured Dr Marzouq Bashir and Saqr Salih, in recognition of their contribution to the Qatar music scene over the years, during the Qatari Song Night event at Al Mayassa Theatre,...

TOKYO, Nov 27 (KUNA) -- Japan recorded 3,002 new cases of the coronavirus over the last 24 hours as of 4 p.m. (07:00 GMT) on Friday, raising the nation's total number to 141,928, the health ministry and local authorities said. The country's cumula...

In his very essence Yaacov was diametrically opposed to his illustrious father and grandfather....

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) The Saudi foreign minister says his country has been targeted with hundreds of Yemeni missiles and UAVs....

New Delhi records 5,475 fresh COVID-19 cases and 91 deaths, a higher daily rise in the city than any Indian state....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) More than 640,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease in Iran, the Health Ministry said....

Literally meaning a "heel", the Hebrew word "eikev" evolved to denote a mark left by the heel, a foot-print - and more. All in Jacob's name....

Rights groups remain sceptical of geographic coordinates in densely-populated areas....