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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating a Ford Motor Co. recall of more than a quarter-million Explorer SUVs in the US after receiving complaints about repairs intended to prevent the vehicles from unexpectedly…

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said it has sent warning letters to dozens of retailers selling fruit- and candy-flavored disposable e-cigarettes, including the current best-selling brand, Elf Bar. It’s the latest attempt by…

An Iraqi criminal court on Sunday sentenced to life in prison a police officer over the 2019 murder of anti-government protesters in the southern city of Nasiriyah. Nasiriyah was a center of anti-corruption protests that gripped Iraq in…

Egypt has revealed details of the launch of the MisrSat 2 satellite from China in October, at a cost of $74 million. The satellite’s mission is to take images of Egyptian soil to preserve the environment, as well as to undertake remote…

Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector’s efficiency and competitiveness are set to receive a boost thanks to the new economic regulations that are likely to be introduced. The General Authority of Civil Aviation has put forward the draft…

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction has won a contract worth $5 billion for the planned Amiral petrochemicals complex that the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. is building in partnership with TotalEnergies in Jubail. Hyundai…

Newcastle United chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan said on Friday he wants the Magpies to become the “number one” club, but made it clear that the ongoing development of the team will adhere to the sport’s financial fair-play rules. During an…

An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu…

More than 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said. The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said UNHCR representative to Italy…

US intelligence agencies found no direct evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic stemmed from an incident at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, a report declassified on Friday said. The four-page report by the Office of the Director of…