Top Huthi negotiator says no point in meeting new UN envoy now
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Top Huthi negotiator says no point in meeting new UN envoy now
DUBAI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The chief negotiator for Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi movement said on Sunday it would be futile…
Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to vaccinated worshipers from abroad – SPA
Middle East
August 8, 2021
Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to vaccinated worshipers from abroad – SPA
CAIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will gradually begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated pilgrims starting…
Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
World
August 8, 2021
Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants
CHICAGO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants –…
Iran sees highest daily virus case, death counts in pandemic
Middle East
August 8, 2021
Iran sees highest daily virus case, death counts in pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran, grappling with its most severe surge of the coronavirus to date, reported more new infections…
Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul
Middle East
August 8, 2021
Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul
KABUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Taliban fighters overran two provincial capitals, including the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz and northern…
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
World
August 8, 2021
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse…
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah says group could escalate its response to Israel
Middle East
August 8, 2021
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah says group could escalate its response to Israel
BEIRUT, Aug 7 (Reuters) – The leader of Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that his group…
Kuwait’s 2020-21 budget deficit increases 175 percent to record 10.8 bln dinars
Middle East
August 7, 2021
Kuwait’s 2020-21 budget deficit increases 175 percent to record 10.8 bln dinars
CAIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s budget deficit increased 174.8 percent in the 2020-21 year to 10.8 billion dinars ($35.5…
Iran denies role in tanker attack, says seeks Gulf security
Middle East
August 7, 2021
Iran denies role in tanker attack, says seeks Gulf security
DUBAI, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Iran on Saturday rejected as psychological warfare accusations that it was behind a deadly attack…
Greece battles wildfires for fifth day in ‘nightmarish summer’
World
August 7, 2021
Greece battles wildfires for fifth day in ‘nightmarish summer’
ATHENS, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight and hundreds of people were evacuated by…