Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
Middle East
August 1, 2021
Syria’s Assad asks PM Arnous to form new cabinet
AMMAN, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad has tasked Prime Minister Hussein Arnous with forming a new…
Organisers probe drinking incident as Tokyo sizzles
World
August 1, 2021
Organisers probe drinking incident as Tokyo sizzles
TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Tokyo sizzled and tempers boiled over on Sunday as the Olympic Games lurched into another…
US COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk
World
August 1, 2021
US COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk
WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) – A pandemic-related US government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight on Saturday, putting millions…
UAE’s top banks post strong Q2 net profit amid recovery from pandemic
Middle East
July 31, 2021
UAE’s top banks post strong Q2 net profit amid recovery from pandemic
DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates’ biggest lenders First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB.AD) and Emirates NBD (ENBD.DU), posted…
‘The war has changed,’ CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant
World
July 31, 2021
‘The war has changed,’ CDC says, calling for new response to Delta variant
July 30 (Reuters) – The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the U.S. Centers…
Lebanon restricts cafes, beaches to the vaccinated or COVID tested
Middle East
July 31, 2021
Lebanon restricts cafes, beaches to the vaccinated or COVID tested
BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon is to limit entry to restaurants, cafes, pubs and beaches to people holding COVID-19…
Israel blames Iran for attack on ship, seeks harsh response
Middle East
July 31, 2021
Israel blames Iran for attack on ship, seeks harsh response
JERUSALEM, July 30 (Reuters) – Israel on Friday accused Iran of having carried out an attack off Oman on a…
Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open
Middle East
July 30, 2021
Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open
TRIPOLI, July 30 (Reuters) – Libya’s warring sides said on Friday they had reopened the main coastroad across the frontline,…
Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
Middle East
July 30, 2021
Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
MANAVGAT, Turkey, July 30 (Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and…
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
World
July 30, 2021
Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak
SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) – Sydney’s poorest neighborhoods on Friday braced for military enforcement of the city’s toughest and longest…