Arwa Ibrahim

Intensive care unit nurse becomes the first person in the US to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Record cases in at least three US states pushed the cumulative coronavirus case load to over 15 million.

Human rights activists say Bahraini government has stripped hundreds of their nationality as a tool to suppress dissent.

New US leader’s policy towards Iraq remains unclear but Biden has a long and controversial legacy in the country.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Baghdad, southern provinces, demanding reforms and end to corruption.

Acting UN envoy Stephanie Williams says the ceasefire would start with immediate effect.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns attacks on civilians in fighting over the disputed region.

Foreign ministers of rival countries meet in Moscow, marking the first significant step towards easing clashes.

Kuwait’s new emir, Sheikh Nawaf, has a year to name a likely heir to the throne but decision expected within weeks.

PM Nikol Pashinyan says his country could make concessions over Nagorno-Karabakh if Azerbaijan would do the same.