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A jury is to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of the white ex-police officer accused of murdering African-American George Floyd.
A high-ranking general key to Iran's security apparatus has died.
Oman's Dhofar enters partial lockdown as Covid-19 cases spiral
Oman's Dhofar governorate has entered a partial lockdown in response to a rise in coronavirus cases.
Gaza records highest daily virus death toll
The Gaza Strip lost 23 people in 24 hours due to Covid-19, its highest toll since the beginning of the pandemic.
Libya launches public vaccination drive
Libya, which has so far received 400,000 doses of three types of vaccines, has started its Covid-19 immunisation campaign for the general ...
Worldwide Covid-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million
While the true figure could be significantly higher because of possible government concealment, the number of lives lost is about equal to the population of Kyiv, the capital city Ukraine.
Morocco called for release of jailed journalists
Moroccan journalists have called on authorities to release Suleiman Raissouni and Omar Al-Radi, who have been held for several month on ...
Putin foe Navalny 'sues prison for withholding Quran'
Alexei Navalny alleges that prison officials are refusing to give him the Muslim holy book, whose "deep" study was a "self-improvement" goal he ...
Muslims start Ramadan under the shadow of the coronavirus
The Holy month of Ramadan has commenced, with millions of Muslims across the world observing the month-long fast.
WHO tells Iraqis to get Covid-19 jab amid disinformation
The World Health Organization in Iraq is concerned that disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines is preventing people from getting the jab.
Conflict-hit Libya launches coronavirus jab campaign
Libya kicked off its vaccination campaign with Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah, the head of a newly established Government of National Unity.
Muslim leaders battling misconceptions on vaccines, fasting this Ramadan
Top clerics have said that getting the coronavirus vaccine does not invalidate a fast, but local community leaders are working hard to reassure ...
Medical examiner blames police pressure for Floyd's death
The jury at the trial of Derek Chauvin has heard that the pressure on his neck was the cause of death.
Afghan polio workers defiant despite colleagues' murder, Covid pressures
Vaccine efforts against polio have stalled in Afghanistan and Pakistan amid the Covid pandemic but workers remain defiant, despite the recent ...
Iran notches new daily record of coronavirus cases
Iran announced a new record number of daily coronavirus cases, as the country faces its fourth wave.
Saudi coalition kills wanted Houthi commander in Yemen’s Marib
Abdul Latif Hammoud, a Houthi commander who had a $5 million bounty on his head was killed by the Saudi-led coalition in Marib.
Coronavirus surges across Arab world despite vaccine progress
Health authorities across the Arab world are reporting an alarming rise in coronavirus infections as the fasting month of Ramadan approaches.
Somalia jihadist group bans AstraZeneca vaccine over 'safety fears'
The Al-Qaeda affiliated group Al-Shabab has called on the government to 'repent to Allah' for administering the vaccine.
Covid was third leading cause of US deaths
New data has shown that Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the US in 2020, after cancer and heart disease.
Somalia jihadists ban AstraZeneca 'deadly and unsafe' AstraZeneca vaccine
The Al-Qaeda affiliated group has called on the government to 'repent to Allah' for administering the vaccine.
Jordan warns public as over 600,000 coronavirus cases recorded
Jordan has urged the public be more active in stopping the spread of coronavirus as it records more than 600,000 cases.
Three women polio workers shot dead in Afghanistan
The three women were killed in two separate attacks in the restive eastern city of Jalalabad, officials said.
WHO experts: Covid probably came to humans from animals
Covid-19 probably passed to humans from a bat via an intermediary animal, an international expert mission to China concluded, with investigators ...
Half of Israelis fully vaccinated, Palestinians lag
Human rights groups and some Democratic US lawmakers have called on Israel to offer vaccines to all Palestinians in the territories under ...
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