Susan Muaddi Darraj's powerful debut novel-in-stories, "Behind You Is the Sea," depicts multiple immigrant Palestinian families in Baltimore, whose lives intertwine in unexpected ways. Darraj uses a kaleidoscopic point of view, dropping the reader into a character's life at a pivotal moment, then sw
Libya and Türkiye have reached a new level of cooperation in economy, energy and communication, according to Walid Ammar al-Lafi, the minister of State.
WADA told Reuters it had been approached by the GEF about developing a plan around health and wellness which could alert gamers, who spend hours and even days behind screens, to the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. U.S. asks court to dismiss ruling against travel mask directive The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to vacate an April 2021 ruling that had declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on airplanes and other transportation modes during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the issue was now moot because the national emergency was now over.
A growing number of health emergencies around the world, from COVID-19 to cholera, have left the World Health Organization's response "overstretched," a senior advisor said on Tuesday. Speaking at the U.N. agency's annual meeting, Professor Walid Ammar, chairman of a committee reviewing the WHO's emergency response, said funding and staffing gaps were widening in the…