Despite that, people in this Balkan nation are the most hesitant in the bloc to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Only 20 percent of adults in Bulgaria, which has a population of seven million, have so far been fully vaccinated. “I don’t believe vaccines work,” she told the AP. I don’t believe it’s so dangerous. Bulgaria has access to all four of the vaccines approved by the EU — Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson&Johnson.

Grant made another huge contribution on Tuesday, scoring his first international goal in the Socceroos' 1-0 win over Vietnam in their 2022 World Cup qualifier in Hanoi. With Australia unable to host World Cup qualifiers due to its strict COVID-19 quarantine regime, joining the Socceroos has meant a big sacrifice for Grant, who may end up spending two months away from home. "I’m so grateful for Rhyan himself," Arnold told Australian media after the Vietnam win. Australia do not play their next qualifier until Oct. 7 against Oman and then Oct. 12 away to Japan but Grant will continue to stay overseas during the A-League off-season. "It's a pretty quick turnaround between these windows so I've got I think, three weeks ... to keep fit and keep training," he said.

(Reuters) - Wales captain Gareth Bale said he is not in favour of a FIFA proposal to hold the World Cup every two years. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be the 32-year-old's last opportunity to play in the tournament but the winger said making the competition a biennial event would diminish its appeal. "I would like every four years but perhaps there could be a discussion around every three," Radrizzani added. "Such a move threatens to destroy the already fragile balance between local, domestic, continental, and international competitions and calendars," the statement read. We do not want or need more World Cups."

Near daily flights from Qatar bring in humanitarian aid, but the needs are massive, and the Taliban can hardly afford isolation. In announcing the Cabinet, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid emphasized that the appointments were temporary. Since taking over Afghanistan in mid-August after U.S. troops withdrew, the Taliban have shown no indications they will hold elections. The interim prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, also headed the Taliban government in Kabul during the last years of its rule. On Saturday, Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air to end a protest march in Kabul by women demanding equal rights.

Biden spoke after walking streets in New Jersey and then Queens in New York City, meeting people whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by flooding when Ida barreled through. We can stop it from getting worse.”Biden sounded a similar theme before he toured Manville, New Jersey, also ravaged by severe flooding caused by Ida. “Every part of the country, every part of the country is getting hit by extreme weather,” Biden said during a briefing with officials in Somerset County, including Gov. Biden also talked up a side benefit of the plan, the “good-paying jobs” he said it will create. In New Jersey, Biden walked along a street in the Lost Valley neighborhood of Manville, where flooding is common and the cleanup continues after the Raritan River overflowed its banks.

The UN atomic watchdog on Tuesday said Iran has increased its stockpile of enriched uranium in breach of the 2015 accord intended to limit Tehran’s nuclear program. The uranium could be used to make nuclear weapons and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Iran had rendered the agency unable to continue with its inspections of the country’s nuclear activities. Under the accord, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to restrict its nuclear activities in return for the lifting of economic sanctions. Tehran responded to Washington’s decision to withdraw and reimpose sanctions by contravening many of those nuclear restrictions. Indirect talks between the US and Iran, which took place in Vienna, have halted since Tehran’s hardline President Ebrahim Raisi took office.

CAIRO - 7 September 2021: We bid farewell to renowned French new wave actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, who passed away at the age of 88 on September 6. Belmondo left an indelible mark as a key figure of the European film-making generation from the 60’s to the 80’s, especially through his collaborations with Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Alain Resnais, Louis Malle and Jean-Pierre Melville. Some of his most remarkable films are Breathless (1960), Pierrot Le Fou (1965), Le Professionnel (1981), and more.

World soccer's governing body FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings into Sunday's Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier which was abandoned after five minutes amid farcical scenes, reports Reuters. Brazilian health authorities invaded the pitch to stop the game after accusing four of Argentina's English Premier League players of violating the country's Covid-19 quarantine rules. "Following the analysis of the official match reports related to the FIFA World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Argentina, FIFA can confirm that disciplinary proceedings have been opened involving both member associations," FIFA said on Tuesday. It said Argentine players had made false statements about their previous whereabouts on immigration forms. Brazil's Federal Police said on Monday they had opened a formal inquiry into the actions of the Argentine players who, a spokesperson said, were deported.

National table tennis team player Hana Gouda, of Al-Ahly Sporting Club, has defeated Dina Meshref, number one in Africa, in the semi-finals of the African Table Tennis Championship. The 13-year-old won the match 4-2 to qualify for the final of the tournament. Gouda has topped the U-15 world rankings three 3 times, and contributed to Ahly’s success in the Table Tennis League in the last season. Meshref is one of the first Egyptian players to become a professional table tennis player. Dina currently plays in the French table tennis league, has participated in three Olympic tournaments, and is the first Egyptian player to be included in the list of the 50 best players in the world.

Important world events:1191 - The Battle of Arsuf takes place as part of the Third Crusade, and Richard I, King of England, defeats Saladin in Arsuf. In response, Sultan Aurangzeb threatened to end all trade with the English in India. 1706 - The Siege of Turin, within the War of the Spanish Succession, ends with the withdrawal of French forces from northern Italy. 1952 - Ali Maher Pasha's ministry in Egypt submits its resignation 44 days after its formation, following the July 23 revolution, and Major General Mohammad Naguib forms the new ministry and reserves for himself the Ministry of War and Navy. 1978 - The first Camp David meetings were held between Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min will play no part in South Korea’s World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on Tuesday due to a calf injury, the Korea Football Association (KFA) said hours before the game. The Korean skipper played the full 90 minutes in the goalless draw against Iraq on Thursday but has since strained his right calf. “Heung-min felt uncomfortable in his right calf after training on the 6th, and as a result of the test, he was excluded in order to protect the player,” the KFA said in a statement. If Son doesn’t recover in time, he is likely to miss Spurs’ trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday. The 29-year-old is a key player for Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo, having started all three of the side’s Premier League games so far, which they have won.

Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany received the South Korean ambassador in Cairo Hong Jin-Wook, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Minister Plenipotentiary Dalia Abdel Fattah, General Supervisor of the General Department of International Relations and Agreements. The meeting discussed enhancing means of cooperation between the two countries in tourism and antiquities and promoting Egyptian tourist destinations in South Korea by preparing joint promotional programs to encourage the tourist movement from South Korea to Egypt. They also discussed the possibility of benefiting from South Korean’s technological expertise and working to implement projects to raise the efficiency of services provided to visitors, whether Egyptians or tourists, and improve their experiences by visiting museums and archaeological sites as part of the ministry’s strategy for digital transformation. The meeting also discussed organizing a temporary exhibition of Egyptian antiquities in South Korea, especially in light of the great interest of the Korean people in the ancient Egyptian civilization, the itinerary of the Holy Family’s journey, and St. Catherine’s Monastery. During the past few days, a delegation from the Korean Cultural Heritage Authority visited Egypt to discuss ways to enhance cooperation with Egypt in the field of archaeological work

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities featured the Port Said governorate on its website and social media pages on Monday. The promotion comes as part of the ministry’s month-long campaign to promote tourism in Egypt’s governorates, in celebration of World Tourism Day. The Ministry of Culture had previously chosen Port Said as the capital of Egyptian culture in 2021. The governorate includes many tourist attractions, including the Suez Canal Authority building, Al Farma, the Abbasid Mosque, Port Fouad suburb, Sainte Eugenie Church, al-Salam Mosque, and Port Said lighthouse, in addition to the Military Museum and Port Said National Museum. It also has several recreational places and gardens, including the Port Fouad salt mountains.

DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates discussed bilateral relations and other issues in a phone call, state media of the two countries said on Monday. Despite being close allies, economic competition between the Gulf neighbors has been laying bare differences as Riyadh tries to challenge its smaller neighbor’s dominance as the region’s business, trade and tourism hub in a post-oil era. Their national interests have diverged increasingly in recent years, as well as their views on regional issues such as their relations with Israel and Turkey. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan – the de facto leaders of the two Gulf states – discussed the prospects for developing strategic cooperation, UAE state news agency WAM said. The UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed visited Saudi Arabia in July after tensions rose between the allies that led to an open standoff over oil policy.

Egyptian actor and singer Mohamed Ramadan on Tuesday appealed against a compensation ruling issued in April by Cairo Economic Court in favor of the late pilot Ashraf Aboul-Yousr. On April 8, the court awarded Aboul Yousr with LE6 million in his lawsuit against Ramadan, wherein Aboul-Yousr had demand LE25 million in damages. Lawyer Magdy Helmy had filed the compensation lawsuit against Ramadan, stating that his client suffered material and moral damages after Ramadan published a picture on social media in a plane’s cockpit in October 2019. In July 2020, the Dokki Misdemeanor Court sentenced Ramadan to one year in prison, LE10,000 bail and a LE20,000 fine for the photo. Dokki Misdemeanor Appellant Court in Giza later accepted an appeal filed by Ramadan later against his sentence.