US Supreme Court ends CDC’s pandemic residential eviction moratorium
World
August 27, 2021
US Supreme Court ends CDC’s pandemic residential eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The US Supreme Court on Thursday ended the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions imposed…
Starved of electricity, Lebanon picks Dubai’s ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
Middle East
August 27, 2021
Starved of electricity, Lebanon picks Dubai’s ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
BEIRUT, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s energy ministry said it had picked Dubai’s ENOC in a tender to swap 84,000…
US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Middle East
August 27, 2021
US braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Aug 27 (Reuters) – US forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on…
Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia
World
August 26, 2021
Nigeria signs military cooperation agreement with Russia
ABUJA, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Nigeria and Russia have signed a military cooperation deal providing a legal framework for the…
Police arrest man over injecting food at three London supermarkets
World
August 26, 2021
Police arrest man over injecting food at three London supermarkets
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – British police said on Thursday they had arrested a man after processed meats and microwaveable…
Lebanese army deploys to area in north after deadly violence
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Lebanese army deploys to area in north after deadly violence
BEIRUT, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The Lebanese army has deployed troops to an area of the north where two men…
Turkey sees positive developments in Saudi, Egypt ties
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Turkey sees positive developments in Saudi, Egypt ties
ISTANBUL, Aug 25 (Reuters) – There may soon be positive developments in Turkey’s relations with Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Turkish…
Biden, Israeli PM seek to reset relations, narrow differences on Iran
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Biden, Israeli PM seek to reset relations, narrow differences on Iran
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday will seek to reset…
Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
World
August 26, 2021
Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Australia’s new daily cases of COVID-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since…
Arabian nights buzz: staycations boost Saudi economy
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Arabian nights buzz: staycations boost Saudi economy
RIYADH, Aug 26 (Reuters) – When US celebrity chef David Burke opened his second restaurant in Riyadh earlier in August,…