The main goal of the Italian government is to be able to limit as much as possible the spread of the fourth wave of coronavirus in the country. “Now we have to run, we have to stop the fourth wave of the pandemic,” Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said today. “The increase in infections is […]
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Afghanistan: At least 12 injured in mosque blast in Nangarhar province
A bomb blast near a mosque in the eastern Afghan city of Spin Gar has injured at least 12 people, including the imam, and residents are reported dead. A Taliban official confirmed the news: “I can confirm that there was an explosion during Friday prayers inside a mosque in the town of Spin Gar. There […]
Co-training of the frigate ‘Kanaris’ and the rocket ‘Simitzopoulos’ with the Italian destroyer ‘Andrea Doria’
On November 9, the navy “Kanaris” and the missile “Simitzopoulos” of the Navy conducted a passex (passing exercise) with the destroyer “Andrea Doria” of the Italian Navy, in the sea area southeast of Crete and south of Karpathos. As announced today by the General Staff of National Defense (GEETHA), the joint training took place in […]
COP26: A new draft agreement has been presented that maintains pressure for climate action
LAST UPDATE 14:13 The British presidency of the UN International Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow this morning sent a new draft agreement that keeps pressure on countries to draw up more ambitious plans to address global warming and balance imbalances. and richer states. While maintaining the main demand for countries to make tougher climate […]
Will Turkey take over the security of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?
By Costas Raptis The issue was raised by a question from a member of the Turkish official opposition. Will Turkish forces take over the security of Qatar’s stadiums during the 2022 World Cup and if so, under what conditions? The question seems to have been answered in advance, as the negotiations between the two governments […]
Al-Sisi: Will call for foreign troops to leave Libya at Paris conference
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi described the Paris Conference on Libya as an important part of international action to manage the Libyan crisis, which has been under way since 2012. According to the spokesman of the Egyptian presidency, Ambassador Bassam Randy, in his speech at the Conference, the Egyptian leader will confirm the need to […]
Interpol red mark against former director of Mexico State Oil Company
Interpol has issued a red alert – an international arrest warrant – for locating a former director of the Mexican public oil company, PEMEX, who is suspected of being bribed to favor a subsidiary of the Brazilian construction company Pentecost. The badge for Carlos Trevinio, director of Pemex from November 2017 to December 2018, was […]
Belavia Belarus and Turkish Airlines ban boarding of Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis
Belarusian airline Belavia announced today that, at the request of the Turkish authorities, it will not allow citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen to board its flights from Turkey. Belavia announced that the decision will take effect today, according to the Belarusian news agency. “According to a decision of the competent Turkish authorities, from 12.11.2021 […]
Bulgaria: Ballots for 3rd time this year amid deadly outbreak of new coronavirus pandemic
Will a government emerge from the polls this time? Parliamentary elections are being held in Bulgaria for the third time this year on Sunday, at a time when the country with the lowest level of vaccination coverage in the entire European Union is being hit by the deadliest wave of the new coronavirus pandemic to […]
Netherlands: Due to the outbreak of the cases, the government will impose a partial lockdown
The Netherlands will impose the first partial lockdown in Western Europe after the summer starting this weekend in an effort to stem the spread of a new wave of covid-19, the state-run Dutch broadcaster NOS reported today. From tomorrow Saturday, bars, restaurants and junk shops will be closed at 19:00 for at least three weeks, […]
