The Arab World

Algeria says soldier killed in clash with Islamists

Algerian soldier was killed Wednesday during a clash with armed Islamists in the country's northeast, the defense ministry said in a statement. Lelmaya Sifeddine was killed "during a new clash with a terrorist group" during an ongoing operation in the province of Jijel, it said. On...

Coronavirus reveals Tunisia’s healthcare dilemma

Torn between health and economic concerns, Tunisia had relaxed its pandemic restrictions and reopened its borders in June, which resulted in a spike in infections and aggravated the country’s healthcare crisis. Anadolu Agency talked to some medical staff in Tunisia on main challenges they...

Trial opens of popular Algeria activist Karim Tabbou

The trial of Algerian opposition activist Karim Tabbou, a key figure in the Hirak anti-government protest movement, started Monday after a series of delays, one of his lawyers said. The 47-year-old is charged with "damaging the morale of the army". "The trial of Karim Tabbou...

Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak

Yemeni health worker Fairouz Sanad lugs a coolbox of polio vaccines from house to house, dripping the liquid into children’s mouths hoping to stop an outbreak of the paralysing virus largely eradicated globally. As the world focussed on COVID-19 this year, the United Nations in August...