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Europe to drop mask requirements for air travel next week

Europe to drop mask requirements for air travel next week

Face masks are set to be no longer mandatory in airports and on flights in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. The new recommendations will come into effect from May 16, 2022. “From next week, face masks will no longer need […]

Arab Coalition transports 40 Houthi prisoners to Yemen in humanitarian initiative

Arab Coalition transports 40 Houthi prisoners to Yemen in humanitarian initiative

An aircraft transporting 40 Houthi prisoners to Yemen has landed in Aden as part of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian initiative, the Arab Coalition said in a statement on Friday. The airlifts will happen in three phases to the Yemeni cities of Sanaa and Aden, the statement said, adding that a total of 108 prisoners will be […]

Afghan women defend right to drive as Taliban stops issuing licenses for women

Afghan women defend right to drive as Taliban stops issuing licenses for women

Taliban officials in Afghanistan’s most progressive city have told driving instructors to stop issuing licenses to women, professionals from the sector told AFP. While Afghanistan is a deeply conservative, patriarchal country, it is not uncommon for women to drive in larger cities — particularly Herat in the northwest, which has long been considered liberal by […]

Vicious stray dogs brutally attack two-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia

Vicious stray dogs brutally attack two-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: A two-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia’s Khafji Governorate was seriously injured after a group of stray dogs viciously attacked him.  Nine dogs attacked Saif Al-Yami in a stadium, leaving him with severe wounds all over his body, the child’s uncle Saleh Al-Yami told Al Arabiya. After the attack, the boy was taken to Khafji General […]

Taliban once again ban girls from school after 6th grade

Taliban once again ban girls from school after 6th grade

Girls in Afghanistan hoping to attend lessons beyond the sixth grade faced a new ban on Wednesday, turned away from classrooms amid a new move of the Taliban government to limit education for female students. Despite a previous green light, the Taliban-run education ministry announced that all schools will remain closed for girls beyond grade […]