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WHO Counts 18 Million Virus Cases Last Week as Omicron Slows

The number of new coronavirus cases globally rose by 20% last week to more than 18 million, marking a slowdown in the surge caused by the omicron variant's spread, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic, the UN health agency said the number of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNRWA in ‘race against time’ for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Cash-strapped agency launches emergency funding appeal, says Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are struggling to survive.

Al Jazeera

UAE calls for UNSC meeting as coalition renews Yemen air raids

Saudi-led forces launch further attacks on Sanaa following Houthis’ deadly drone attack on Abu Dhabi.

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Yemen PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Battle of Liberation Will Not Stop

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik warned that keeping the capital Sanaa under the control of the Iran-backed Houthi militias will make it a platform for constant terrorist threats. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he called for a new phase of unity and cooperation between Yemeni powers so that they…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Afghan acting PM calls for official recognition of Taliban administration

Afghanistan's acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, on Wednesday called for international governments to officially recognise the country's Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met.

Reuters

‘Friends of Sudan’ Conference in Riyadh Backs Political Process

The Friends of Sudan group convened in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday to show support for the political process in the North-East African country. Khartoum and other Sudanese cities, meanwhile, witnessed sweeping protests against the killing of seven demonstrators by security forces.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fears for Tonga’s tiny Mango island as every house destroyed

Tsunami waves reaching up to 15 metres hit remote area that sent distress signal

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UN: World Tourism Won't Return to Pre-pandemic Levels Until 2024

Tourism arrivals around the world are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, the World Tourism Organization said Tuesday. The highly contagious Omicron variant, though mild, will "disrupt the recovery" in early 2022 after last year saw four percent growth over 2020, according to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Coronavirus updates | January 19, 2022

The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country have reached 158.74 crore so far, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

The Hindu

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Guardian - UK

U.S. lawmakers call for U.N. Uyghur rights report before China's Olympics

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level over what it says is ongoing genocide in the region.

Reuters

Sudanese Barricade Streets after 7 Killed in Anti-coup Protests

Sudanese shuttered shops and barricaded streets with burning tires and rocks Tuesday, staging angry rallies to protest against one of the bloodiest days since a coup derailed the country's democratic transition. Security forces on Monday opened fire killing at least seven people as thousands marched against the army's October 25…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Afghan quake death toll reaches 26, including children

The United Nations has raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the day before to 26

The Independent UK

UAE Calls for Security Council Meeting after Houthi Attacks

The United Arab Emirates called on Tuesday the United Nations Security Council to convene in wake of the terrorist attacks carried out by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against Abu Dhabi on Monday. In a letter to Norway, the Council President for January, it condemned the Houthis for targeting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The Guardian - UK

Tonga says volcanic eruption and tsunami an ‘unprecedented disaster’

Government issues first official update since huge blast on Saturday, saying death toll could rise

The Guardian - UK

Saudis hit back with deadly airstrikes in Yemen after Houthis’ UAE drone attack

Coalition announces strikes on Houthi strongholds as global leaders rally round Abu Dhabi

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland could become ‘dirty corner of Europe’, say campaigners

Country’s commitments ‘significantly less ambitious’ than those of England, Scotland and Wales

The Independent UK

Tonga receives hundreds of bitcoin donations after volcano devastation

More than $40,000 already raised by Tongan politician and crypto advocate Lord Fusitu’a

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Al Jazeera

How the Yemen conflict flare-up affects its humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera takes a quick look at the effect seven years of war has had on the Arab world’s poorest country.

Radio France Internationale

UN calls for restraint as Sudanese security forces kill seven more protesters

Sudanese forces opened fire on demonstrators Monday, killing seven people, making it one of the bloodiest in a string of protests following a military coup in October.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Denounces Violence against Anti-coup Protesters in Sudan

The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Tuesday said Sudan’s military rulers have shown an unwillingness to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the country's ongoing crisis, a day after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in the capital. At least seven people were killed. EU foreign affairs chief Josep…

Wales Online

Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur launch campaign to kick out plastic fans

The clubs are working with Heineken UK

France 24

Mali’s junta seeks review of ‘unbalanced’ defence deal with France

Amid heightened tensions between Mali and France, Mali’s transitional authorities have asked for a review of the 2013 bilateral defence accords between Paris and Bamako. FRANCE 24 examines some of the details of the agreement and the likely impact of the latest development on the ground.

The Independent UK

‘I’ll be killed once arrested’: The migrant activists trapped in Libya with a target on their backs

Exclusive: ‘I changed eight places in four days. I barely sleep,’ says David from an unidentified location

Daily Mirror

Tonga tsunami: Before and after pictures show devastation of deadly eruption

The UN has detected a distress signal from isolated low-lying islands as rescuers desperately assess the damage caused, with aerial photos showing the scale of the devastation

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