The chair of Britain’s Hay literary festival said Sunday the event will not return to Abu Dhabi after one of the festival’s curators alleged that she was sexually assaulted by ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia and Azerbaijan truce breaks down within hours
Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Sunday of violating a new humanitarian ceasefire in fighting over the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, hours after it was agreed. The truce agreed on ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for truce violations
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Despite a second attempt at a cease-fire, Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations Sunday of violating the new truce in their destructive conflict over the separatist region ... ( read original story ...)
Jordan Ayew: Crystal Palace forward tests positive for coronavirus
Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew has tested positive for coronavirus, manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed. The 29-year-old returned a positive test on Friday, having spent the international break with ... ( read original story ...)
‘Airlift of hope’: Hundreds freed on day 2 of Yemen prisoner swap
Planes carrying prisoners to be exchanged by Yemen’s warring parties took off on Friday on the second day of an operation to return about 1,000 men home and help build momentum for a new push to end a ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s rival sides complete war’s largest prisoner exchange
Yemen’s warring sides completed a major, U.N.-brokered prisoner swap on Friday, officials said, a development that could revive the country’s stalled peace process after ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia resumes prayers in Mecca’s Grand Mosque for first time since Covid-19 struck
Saudi Arabia allowed its own citizens to return to Islam’s holiest site for daily prayers for the first time in seven months. Muslims were forbidden to pray in the Grand Mosque in Mecca to reduce the ... ( read original story ...)
Islamic State calls on its fighters to target westerners in Saudi Arabia
An Islamic State spokesman called on the militant group's supporters to target Westerners in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom's economic infrastructure. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia restarts prayers in Islam’s holiest site
Saudi Arabia opened Sunday Islam's holiest site for prayers for the first time in seven months, and expanded the umrah pilgrimage to accommodate 15,000 worshippers as it relaxed coronavirus curbs. ( read original story ...)
Car bombing in western Afghanistan kills 13, wounds 120
A suicide car bombing on Sunday killed at least 13 people and wounded around 120 others in Afghanistan's western Ghor province, officials said. The head of a hospital in Ghor, Mohammad Omer Lalzad, ... ( read original story ...)