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World
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International
6/8/2022 8:17:34 PM
US biotech company Moderna on Wednesday announced positive results for a new vaccine that targets both the original Covid strain and Omicron, and sees the shot as its "lead candidate" for a booster this fall.
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World
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International
5/29/2022 10:30:52 AM
Only time will tell how much record US prices at the pump will dent driving demand this summer, but don't expect a significant increase in gasoline supply from American refineries.
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World
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Region
5/29/2022 10:30:01 AM
Salah Chelab crushed a husk of wheat plucked from his sprawling farmland south of Baghdad and inspected its seeds in the palm of one hand. They were several grams lighter than he hoped.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
3/30/2022 5:12:11 PM
Hungary's foreign minister has accused Ukraine's leadership of attempting to interfere in the upcoming Hungarian election. His Ukrainian counterpart has denied the charge in an episode that put further strain on relations.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/9/2022 12:16:56 AM
The strategic and economic repercussions of the Ukraine crisis have caused a rift among allies.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/7/2022 10:59:15 AM
As Olga Okhrimenko walked into a bustling ballroom-turned-refugee shelter at a four-star Romanian hotel, her corgi, Knolly, strained at the leash anxiously seeking the warmth inside. It had taken them three days to flee Ukraine by car, bus and taxi in the bitter cold.
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World
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Region
3/3/2022 11:27:37 AM
The United Arab Emirates and the United States are facing a "stress test" in their relationship, a senior Emirati diplomat said Thursday, as Russia's war in Ukraine strains ties.
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World
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International
2/22/2022 11:13:17 PM
The BA.2 variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain is not more severe than the original, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
2/14/2022 7:38:19 PM
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday visited the United Arab Emirates for the first time in nearly a decade, to revive relations that were long strained by regional disputes.
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Life & Style
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Health
2/7/2022 11:05:15 AM
A new, “exceptionally virulent” strain of HIV has been discovered – but scientists stress there is “no cause for alarm”
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World
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Region
2/2/2022 6:25:07 PM
Historic rivals Turkey and Armenia were due Wednesday to resume their first commercial flights in two years as part of cautious efforts to normalize strained ties.
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AFCON 2021
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News
1/27/2022 2:14:37 PM
Egypt’s ever-reliable goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawi sustained a muscle strain during the shootout win over Cote d’Ivoire in the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), according to a statement from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) released earlier on Thursday.
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AFCON 2021
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News
1/17/2022 12:16:02 PM
Egypt’s defender Mahmoud El-Wensh Hamdi will not be joining the rest of the Pharaohs in the final game of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) group stage with Sudan due to an anterior muscle strain, according to a statement from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA).
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AFCON 2021
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News
1/12/2022 4:32:53 PM
Egypt's right back Akram Tawfik will miss the rest of the African Cup of Nations' games after tearing his ACL, while left back Ahmed Fatouh will miss the next match against Guinea Bissau due to a muscular strain.
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World
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International
12/26/2021 6:50:00 PM
Top US pandemic adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday acknowledged a Covid "testing problem" as the Omicron strain overwhelms the nation, and he vowed to make more tests available to Americans next month.
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World
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International
12/22/2021 9:49:17 AM
Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts.
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World
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International
12/18/2021 5:49:08 PM
Paris on Saturday said it was cancelling its traditional New Year fireworks as Europe braced for tighter curbs to rein in the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus fuelling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases worldwide.
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World
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International
12/9/2021 9:02:47 PM
The World Health Organization expressed concerns Thursday that rich countries spooked by the emergence of the omicron variant could step up the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines and strain global supplies again, complicating efforts to stamp out the pandemic.
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World
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International
12/8/2021 4:32:41 PM
The Omicron variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the WHO and the United States told AFP, while cautioning that more research is needed to judge its severity.
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World
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International
12/7/2021 9:43:02 PM
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains, and was possibly milder, while cautioning it would take weeks to judge its severity.
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