Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance
Middle East
September 15, 2021
Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance
LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A unit in Afghanistan’s central bank leading a 15-year effort to counter illicit funding flows…
Neighbours condemn ‘outrageous’ N.Korea ballistic missiles test
World
September 15, 2021
Neighbours condemn ‘outrageous’ N.Korea ballistic missiles test
SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South…
UAE seeks $1 trillion in economic activity with Israel by 2031
Middle East
September 14, 2021
UAE seeks $1 trillion in economic activity with Israel by 2031
DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates aims to raise the value of economic activity with Israel to…
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
GENEVA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began,…
Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead
Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout…
Over 50s to get booster shot as UK says COVID vaccines have saved more than 100,000 lives
World
September 14, 2021
Over 50s to get booster shot as UK says COVID vaccines have saved more than 100,000 lives
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccines have saved more than 112,000 lives and averted 24 million cases of the…
UAE’s Aldar and ADQ seek to buy control of Egypt’s SODIC
Business
September 14, 2021
UAE’s Aldar and ADQ seek to buy control of Egypt’s SODIC
CAIRO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The UAE’s Aldar Properties and ADQ have submitted a request to Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says Iranian fuel oil to arrive Thursday
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Lebanon’s Hezbollah says Iranian fuel oil to arrive Thursday
BEIRUT, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon’s armed Shiia movement Hezbollah, said on Monday that a…
COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads
World
September 14, 2021
COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads
BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities…
Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak
World
September 13, 2021
Chinese city imposes travel curbs, closes public venues in new COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A city in China’s southeastern province of Fujian has closed cinemas and gyms, sealed off…