UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
Middle East
August 2, 2021
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will start providing China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17,…
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as…
MIDEAST STOCKS Abu Dhabi hits record high, boosted by telco Etisalat
Middle East
August 1, 2021
MIDEAST STOCKS Abu Dhabi hits record high, boosted by telco Etisalat
Aug 1 (Reuters) – Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Sunday, with Abu Dhabi…
Anger over Tunisia’s pandemic failures fuels political crisis
Middle East
August 1, 2021
Anger over Tunisia’s pandemic failures fuels political crisis
JENDOUBA, Tunisia, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Waiting in line to receive a COVID-19 jab from the Tunisian army, Zubeir Bin…
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
World
August 1, 2021
Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation
BANGKOK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing on Sunday again promised new multi-party elections and said…
Tunisia’s Ennahda puts off party meeting amid crisis
Middle East
August 1, 2021
Tunisia’s Ennahda puts off party meeting amid crisis
TUNIS, July 31 (Reuters) – The head of Tunisia’s biggest party, the moderate Islamist Ennahda, on Saturday postponed a meeting…
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…