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Tougher tests await for Madrid and Barca in race for La Liga

Real Madrid and Barcelona will have tougher tests to come but emphatic victories on their return to action at the weekend suggest there may not be much margin for error in what is left of La Liga's title race. Leaders Barca hammered Real Mallorca 4-0 on Saturday before second-placed Madrid...

Virus impact could kill over 50,000 children in MENA: UN

UN agencies warned Monday that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to the deaths of an additional 51,000 under-fives in the Middle East and North Africa by the end of the year. The World Health Organisation and United Nations children's agency UNICEF said the disruption of essential health...

Netanyahu turns to rich friend to fund corruption trial fees

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for accepting gifts from wealthy friends. But that has not stopped him from seeking another gift from a wealthy friend to pay for his multi million-dollar legal defense. The awkward arrangement opens a window into the very ties with...

UN nuclear watchdog meets as Iran row brews

The UN nuclear watchdog's governing body will meet on Monday as a row brews over Iran's refusal to allow access to two sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed "serious concern" in a report earlier this...