August 4, 2020 is a date that will be remembered forever in #Lebanon. Twin #blasts struck the port of #Beirut as some 2,700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate went up in smoke. More than 200 people were killed, thousands were...
Israel-Morocco relations: Both sides hail ‘historic’ normalisation agreeent
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu on Thursday hailed as “historic” a #normalisation agreement with #Morocco and anticipated direct flights between the two countries soon. FRANCE 24’s Irris...
US experts vote to approve Pfizer vaccine
#US experts voted Thursday to recommend granting emergency approval for #Pfizer-BioNTech’s #Covid-19 #vaccine, paving the way for America to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunization. It comes...
Polisario ‘regrets’ US stance on Moroccan claim to Western Sahara
The #Polisario Front #independence movement condemned on Thursday a declaration by US President Donald Trump backing Moroccan rule over the disputed Western #Sahara region.
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2020: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
IN THE PRESS – Friday, 11.12.2020: We talk about the people Time Magazine has chosen to recognise in the year 2020, largely dominated by the US presidential election, global racial justice protests and the coronavirus...
First in five executions in Trump’s final days goes ahead despite outcry
The #Trump administration on Thursday carried out its ninth federal #execution of the year and the first during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putting to #death a Texas street-gang member despite calls...
Argentine parliament debates abortion rights
#Argentine lawmakers debated far into the night Thursday over a bill that would #legalize#abortion in most cases as demonstrators for and against the initiative gathered in separate areas outside the congress building.