Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Turkey’s finance minister announced on Saturday a new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 billion…
US to help UAE replenish missile defense interceptors after Huthi attacks
Middle East
February 12, 2022
US to help UAE replenish missile defense interceptors after Huthi attacks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The United States will help the United Arab Emirates replenish interceptors it uses…
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
Middle East
February 12, 2022
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Afghan refugees held in the United Arab Emirates for months since fleeing Afghanistan last year…
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
Middle East
February 12, 2022
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday Tehran “never” pins hope on ongoing talks in…
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
Middle East
February 11, 2022
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
CAIRO (AP) — Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight…
EXCLUSIVE Qatar Petroleum no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs – sources
Middle East
February 11, 2022
EXCLUSIVE Qatar Petroleum no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs – sources
BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Qatar Petroleum is unlikely to face further EU antitrust action three years after EU regulators…
Japan urges its citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately
World
February 11, 2022
Japan urges its citizens in Ukraine to leave immediately
TOKYO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Japanese foreign ministry said on Friday it had issued an advisory urging Japanese nationals…
Wall Street set for second day of losses; U.S. 10-year yield near 2%
World
February 11, 2022
Wall Street set for second day of losses; U.S. 10-year yield near 2%
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – European stock indexes fell on Friday, Wall Street futures were down and the U.S. 10-year…
Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ protests from the capital
World
February 11, 2022
Paris bans French ‘freedom convoy’ protests from the capital
PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – French “freedom convoy” motorists protesting against COVID-19 restrictions will be blocked from entering Paris, the…
Macron refused Russian COVID test in Putin trip over DNA theft fears – sources
World
February 11, 2022
Macron refused Russian COVID test in Putin trip over DNA theft fears – sources
PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test…