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About 4,500 flights cancelled by Christmas day

BSS :About 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to tracking website Flightaware.One route, however, was thankfully...

Six troops, 22 militants die in Chad

BSS :Six soldiers and at least 22 militants have died in fighting in the Lake Chad region, a joint force deployed to the area said on Friday. The force described the operation, conducted by...

Two men stand beside a picture of Libya's eastern commander and presidential candidate Khalifa Haftar, pasted on the glass facade of a cafe in Benghazi.

In Libya, anger and uncertainty after polls delayed

Al Jazeera :Libyans have reacted with a mix of anger and hopelessness after authorities announced the postponement of a crucial presidential election initially scheduled to take place on Friday.The electoral commission on Wednesday suggested...

UK virus cases hit new record

BSS :The UK on Thursday set another daily Covid-19 daily infections record, fuelled by the Omicron variant. Some 119,789 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, a day after figures exceeded 100,000 for...