Egyptian artist paints murals on houses to celebrate haj
Eid Al Salwaawi, 69, paints murals of the rituals of the haj pilgrimage on the walls of a house in Cairo’s Sayeda Zainab neighborhood....
China restricts opioid in tighter painkiller controls
China has imposed new restrictions on the opioid oxycodone, its drug regulator said, as the country tightens control of its painkillers industry in the battle...
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an independent on Wednesday and said he would resign...
Eighteen migrants hurt trying to cross Bosnia-Croatia border: officials
Eighteen migrants were injured while trying to illegally reach the European Union across Bosnia’s border with Croatia, Bosnian officials said on Wednesday....
Irish minister predicts Britain will crash out of EU in October
Britain will leave the European Union in October without a divorce deal, an Irish government minister predicted, causing a severe economic shock that could require...
Israel’s national library to share reunited Kafka archive online
Israel’s national library said on Wednesday it received the last part of a collection of Franz Kafka’s writings that it planned to put online, after...
Brazil lower house approves pension overhaul in second round of voting
Brazil’s lower house of Congress early on Wednesday approved the text of a far-reaching pension reform bill in a second round of voting, 370-124, as...
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi to run for president
Tunisian defense minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy on Wednesday for an early presidential election expected to take place on Sept. 15....
Italian Senate backs train link with France, widening coalition rift
The Italian Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion by one of the ruling coalition parties, the 5-Star Movement, to block an alpine rail link with...
Bangladesh floods to slash 400,000 T from rice harvest
Floods have washed away crops in Bangladesh that would have yielded nearly 400,000 tonnes of rice, according to estimates from the agriculture ministry....