Cairo: Dr Jihad Odeh, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Helwan University in Egypt, passed away. The body of the Egyptian thinker was found inside his home, where he lives alone in Mokattam, Cairo, yesterday evening.

Sources revealed to "Bloomberg" that the US and Iranian delegations, which resumed the nuclear talks in Vienna, have made progress regarding the payment of compensation to Tehran if the nuclear agreement is cancelled in the future.

American actress Anne Heche was taken to hospital in serious condition after a traffic accident Friday in Los Angeles, according to several American media outlets.

Dubai: Indian King "Salman Khan" is finally back home after spending a lavish vacation in Dubai. The media spotted the actor at the airport in the morning with his bodyguard Shera and police officials.

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti International Mercy Society inaugurated a model school for the displaced in the Yemeni governorate of Ma'rib and inaugurated work in two other schools in the Hadhramaut and Lahj governorates, benefiting 1,500 students as part of the "Kuwait by your side" campaign that has been going on for eight years.

Italy: The Italian caretaker government approved, on Thursday evening, a new package of new additional aid to support the social and productive sectors in the face of the wave of high prices, inflation and the repercussions of high energy prices.

North Korea has made preparations for a nuclear test in the first six months of this year, according to an extract from a confidential United Nations report seen by the media.

Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly revealed that he was about to move to his current club, Chelsea, in 2015, but Napoli's Italian owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis, did not allow him to leave the club at that time.

Ten miners are stuck at the bottom of a collapsing coal mine in northeastern Mexico, the government said, saying it was using the necessary means to rescue them.

The negotiators in charge of the Iranian nuclear file are meeting in Vienna today after a months-long pause in an attempt to revive the nuclear agreement and stop the Iranian measures taken in this field. 

China announced today the suspension of the import of some types of fruits and fish from Taiwan and the export of natural sand to the island in response to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei.

His Excellency, the President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere, concludes his visit to the United Kingdom and Rome today. He will now depart for the Middle East.