Russia and Belarus begin active phase of huge war games
World
September 10, 2021
Russia and Belarus begin active phase of huge war games
MOSCOW, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Russia and ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday launched the active phase of vast military exercises…
UAE lifts ban on entry from certain countries for vaccinated residents
Middle East
September 10, 2021
UAE lifts ban on entry from certain countries for vaccinated residents
DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Friday residents who had been fully vaccinated with a…
Lebanese leaders agree on government to address crisis
Middle East
September 10, 2021
Lebanese leaders agree on government to address crisis
BEIRUT, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Lebanese leaders agreed a new government on Friday after a year of political feuding over…
Spread of ‘Delta’ COVID-19 knocks wind out of UK economy in July
World
September 10, 2021
Spread of ‘Delta’ COVID-19 knocks wind out of UK economy in July
LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Britain’s economy unexpectedly slowed to a crawl in July as the Delta variant of COVID-19…
Turkey jobless rate climbs to 12% in July as supports end
Middle East
September 10, 2021
Turkey jobless rate climbs to 12% in July as supports end
ISTANBUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate rose to 12.0 percent in July from 10.6 percent a month earlier…
Facing stalemate in ties, Biden and China’s Xi discuss avoiding conflict in call
World
September 10, 2021
Facing stalemate in ties, Biden and China’s Xi discuss avoiding conflict in call
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Sept 9 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke for 90 minutes in their…
Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners
Middle East
September 10, 2021
Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A few hundred Palestinians held protests in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday…
From creaking Cairo, Egypt plans high-tech leap with new capital
Main Slider
September 9, 2021
From creaking Cairo, Egypt plans high-tech leap with new capital
CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) – In Egypt’s new capital on the outskirts of Cairo, residents will use smart cards and…
Egypt’s headline inflation edged up to 5.7% in August: CAPMAS
Egypt
September 9, 2021
Egypt’s headline inflation edged up to 5.7% in August: CAPMAS
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation accelerated slightly to 5.7 percent in August from 5.4 percent in July, reaching its…
Saudi Arabia welcomes release of classified documents of Sept 11 attacks
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Saudi Arabia welcomes release of classified documents of Sept 11 attacks
Sept 8 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the release of classified documents relating to the Sept. 11, 2001…