Second round of consultations between Egypt and Turkey held in Ankara
Egypt
September 9, 2021
Second round of consultations between Egypt and Turkey held in Ankara
The second round of consultations between Egypt and Turkey, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of Egypt Hamdy Sanad Loza and…
Pro-China social media campaign hits new countries, blames US for COVID
World
September 9, 2021
Pro-China social media campaign hits new countries, blames US for COVID
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A misinformation campaign on social media in support of Chinese government interests has expanded…
Algeria detains 30 people over devastating wildfires
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Algeria detains 30 people over devastating wildfires
ALGIERS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Algeria has detained 30 people, including seven members of a separatist group that the government…
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Sept 9 (Reuters) – Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged…
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point
Features/Interviews
September 8, 2021
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world’s top diplomats have been beating a path…
Abu Dhabi wealth fund to focus on tech, climate change after COVID-19
Middle East
September 8, 2021
Abu Dhabi wealth fund to focus on tech, climate change after COVID-19
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest sovereign wealth fund, sees technology…
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
Middle East
September 8, 2021
As its rivers shrink, Iraq thirsts for regional cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq, Sept 6 (Reuters) – “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa,…
UK PM Johnson raises taxes to tackle health and social care crisis
World
September 7, 2021
UK PM Johnson raises taxes to tackle health and social care crisis
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Tuesday to raise taxes on workers,…
Taliban fire in air to scatter hundreds of protesters in Kabul
Middle East
September 7, 2021
Taliban fire in air to scatter hundreds of protesters in Kabul
Sept 7 (Reuters) – Taliban gunmen fired in the air on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the Afghan capital Kabul,…
London takes aim at New York with five-year financial plan
World
September 7, 2021
London takes aim at New York with five-year financial plan
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Britain needs to ease taxes on banks and make it easier to hire staff from…