Barcelona football star Gerard Pique has been accused of making 6 million euros ($6.5 million) for his role in a 2019 deal that controversially took the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. Leaked recordings and documents from 2019, first reported by Spa…
UN Security Council to meet following Israeli violence
The UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday over Israeli violence around Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem that has seen 170 people, mainly Palestinian worshippers, injured over the weekend, diplomatic sources told AFP. The meeting, called by …
Ukraine grain storage shortage adds to farmers’ woes
Ukraine has insufficient storage capacity even for its reduced 2022 grain harvest, the United Nations’ World Food Programme said on Tuesday, with the country struggling to export existing stocks during the invasion by Russia. Jakob Kern, the World Food…
Economist Ayman Hadhoud’s autopsy report rules out foul play
Egypt’s public prosecution announced Monday evening that it concluded its investigation into the death of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud and has ruled out any foul play after an autopsy stated he had died from a heart attack. The prosecution’s offic…
Russian forces seize city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces have seized the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday. Kreminna, a city of more than 18,000 people about 574 km (356 miles) southeast of the capital K…
Emirates to continue flights to Russia until Dubai says stop
Dubai-owned Emirates airline has vowed to continue flying to Russia unless told to stop by the government, following an embargo on Moscow by the UAE’s western allies. Sir Tom Clarke, the airline’s British president, said the decision to suspend flights…
Poland ready to take in at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers
Poland’s health service has capacity to treat at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers, the Polish prime minister said on Tuesday, as Russia launches a new offensive in eastern Ukraine. Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters during a visit to the western …
US firm on nuclear accord as Iran casts blame
The United States on Monday appeared to dismiss a key Iranian demand to salvage a nuclear accord as Tehran blamed Washington for the prolonged impasse. Iran and the United States have been negotiating indirectly in Vienna for a year to restore the 2015…
Zelensky says Russia has started offensive in east Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said Russia’s large-scale offensive in the eastern Donbas region had begun. “We can now confirm that Russian troops have begun the battle for the Donbas, which they have been preparing for a long time. A…
Egypt cuts TikTok influencer sentence to 3 years
An Egyptian court has reduced TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year “human trafficking” sentence to three years, a judicial source told AFP on Monday. While the jail time was reduced, Hossam was also fined 200,000 Egyptian pounds ($10,800) by the C…