Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday that COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted in nine more cities, as part of the normalization process as the number of fatalities and cases continue to decrease in the country. Turkey lifted coronavirus travel restrictions for the cities of Adana, Diyarbakir, Mardin, Trabzon, Ordu, Denizli, Kahramanmaras, Sanliurfa and

The 41-year-old rose to prominence during the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings [Luis Echeverria/Reuters] A prominent Yemeni human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate said she has been subjected to “widespread bullying” and a “smear campaign” by Saudi Arabian media after she was selected to be part of a new Facebook oversight board. Tawakkol Karman,

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attending the launch of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Diriyah district in the capital Riyadh on 22 November 2019 (AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed On Monday, Saudi authorities announced unprecedented measures to salvage its finances from an imminent meltdown, caused by mismanagement rather than simply the coronavirus pandemic

Workers wearing protective gear unload a shipment of medical supplies from Turkey intended to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from a cargo plane arrived at Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev Emblazoned with Turkish flags and presidential seals, crates packed with medical equipment are loaded onto planes, part of

A waiter is serving a coffee to a guest at the restaurant Portico on the Piazza Grande in Locarno, Switzerland, Monday, May 11, 2020. Following the coronavirus lockdown, Switzerland reopens it’s shops, fitness centers, restaurants and museums under strict restrictions for social distancing and hygiene measures today. (Ti-Press/Pablo Gianinazzi/Keystone via AP) PARIS (AP) — Plastic

An Iranian destroyer mistakenly struck a support vessel during a naval exercise Sunday in the Persian Gulf, killing at least 19 people, according to local media on Monday. A total of 15 other people were also injured in the incident, the official IRNA news agency said, citing the public relations department of the Iranian Naval

The rescue took place in on Friday night, 30 kilometres from Mogadishu. Reports say captors later sold her to the al Shabaab. After one and a half years in captivity, Italian volunteer Silvia Romano, 25, is free. Romano was kidnapped by gunmen at Chakama village in Kilifi county on November 20, 2018, while she prepared

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts outside 10 Downing Street during the Clap for our Carers campaign in support of the NHS, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – There will be no immediate end to the coronavirus lockdown in Britain, Prime Minister

Wearing a surgical mask, disposable gloves and booties to guard against COVID-19, a young Italian woman returned to her homeland Sunday after 18 months as a hostage in eastern Africa. Silvia Romano lowered her mask briefly to display a broad smile after she stepped off an Italian government plane at Rome-Ciampino International Airport. She hugged

Newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Saturday that a strategic agreement with the US on the basis of protecting the unity and sovereignty of Iraq will be reviewed. Following his first Cabinet meeting, al-Kadhimi told reporters the group established a crisis desk consisting foreign affairs experts. Iraq and the US signed the Strategic