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Algiers : Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, today held a telephone conversation with his Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied. Algeria Press Service quoted a statement by the Algerian Presidency of the Republic as saying that President Tebboune expressed “the solidarity of the Algerian people and government with Tunisia in this sensitive stage,” the presidency of the Republic said in a statement.

Washington: Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Monday it would buy Canadian drug developer Trillium Therapeutics Inc (TRIL.TO) in a $2.26 billion deal to strengthen its arsenal of blood cancer therapies. Pfizer, which acquired a $25 million stake in Trillium last year, will buy the remaining outstanding shares for $18.50 apiece, representing a 203.8% premium on the stock’s last closing price, Reuters reported. Pfizer expects to benefit from Canada-based Trillium’s blood-cancer therapies that target a “don’t eat me” signal used by cancer cells to evade the immune system. Forty Seven Inc, which is also developing drugs that target the same antibodies,…

Riyadh : Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister, HH Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, today received a phone call from his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mehmood Qureshi. They discussed the strategic relations between their countries, as well as ways to enhance them across various fields. They also discussed the latest regional development, particularly the situation in Afghanistan.

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today chaired the weekly Cabinet Meeting, at Gudaibiya Palace. The Cabinet expressed its gratitude and appreciation to HM the King for his support of Team Bahrain’s relentless efforts to combat COVID-19, led by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister. In line with the statement issued by HM the King marking the conclusion of the Ashura religious holiday, the Cabinet commended the efforts of the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, and the National Medical Taskforce for…

Greece said  it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Events in Afghanistan have fueled fears in the European Union of a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis, when nearly a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and beyond crossed to Greece from Turkey before travelling north to wealthier states. Greece was on the frontline of that crisis and has said its border forces are on alert to make sure it…

Afghanistan : An Afghan mother delivered a baby girl just after touching down at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Saturday aboard a US military evacuation flight, the US Air Force said on its social media. on social media  the US Air Mobility Command said the woman went into labor aboard a C-17 transport aircraft during the second leg of her journey fleeing the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. The flight was from a staging base in the Middle East to the large US air base in Germany. Medical support personnel help an Afghan mother, whose identity has been digitally obscured at source, with…

US : President Joe Biden wants to convince Americans he’s in charge and understands the heartache caused by a week of politically damaging chaos in Kabul unleashed by his botched Afghanistan withdrawal plan. Biden is seeking to seize back the initiative and to paint a picture of a commander-in-chief on top of a crisis, after days in which he appeared overtaken by dire events, defiant about his decisions, indifferent to the suffering of Afghan civilians and more in the mood to blame others than take responsibility. We’re working hard and as fast as we can to get people out,” Biden said in a…

Rabat – Morocco recorded 4,661 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, while 7,641 COVID-19 patients have recovered within the same period of time, the ministry of Health said. The number of people who received the first COVID-19 vaccine dose has reached 17,288,054 while 12,911,722 people are now fully vaccinated (1st and 2nd doses), the ministry pointed out in its daily COVID-19 bulletin. The new figure brings to 810,949 the total number of cases since the first case was reported in Morocco back in March 2020. The number of people who have recovered rose to 724,545, i.e. a recovery…

Sydney : New South Wales police issued 35,000 Australian dollars (25,000 dollars) in fines to people who attended a Sunday night church service in the heart of Sydney’s Covid-19 outbreak hotspots in violation of health orders. Thirty churchgoers were fined 1,000 dollars each after attending an evening sermon in Blacktown, in Greater Western Sydney. The church was fined a further 5,000 dollars, dpa reports. Police said on Monday that, after being tipped off about a possible congregation in breach of health orders, officers located a group of about 60 adults and children attending a sermon inside a building. Those in…

Cairo :  Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoomi has extended congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King and Supreme Council for Women (SCW) President on the 20th anniversary of the SCW. The establishment of the SCW was a royal initiative aimed at strengthening the status of Bahraini women, increasing their achievements in all fields and institutionalising all efforts to support their advancement and enhance…