Exclusive: UN team finds Huthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 – diplomats
Middle East
March 30, 2021
Exclusive: UN team finds Huthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22 – diplomats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An investigation by a UN team of experts found Yemen’s Huthis were responsible for a December 30…
Iran rejects ending 20% enrichment before US lifts sanctions-state TV
Middle East
March 30, 2021
Iran rejects ending 20% enrichment before US lifts sanctions-state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran will not stop its 20 percent uranium enrichment before the United States lifts all sanctions, Iranian state…
Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed
World
March 29, 2021
Thousands take to the streets in Myanmar as five more protesters killed
(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces killed at least five protesters on Monday, three of them in the main city of Yangon,…
UAE firm to manufacture Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from April
Middle East
March 29, 2021
UAE firm to manufacture Chinese Sinopharm vaccine from April
DUBAI (Reuters) – A firm based in the United Arab Emirates will start commercial production of China’s Sinopharm vaccines in…
Israel’s president to pick candidate next week to try to form a government
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Israel’s president to pick candidate next week to try to form a government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s president will begin consultations with political parties next Monday on their preferred candidate to try to…
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
World
March 29, 2021
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
HOLLISDALE, Australia (Reuters) – Robert Costigan thought the worst was behind him when he saved two family properties from bushfires…
Factbox: Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Factbox: Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has been pushing foreign firms to invest in the kingdom and set up regional headquarters…
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Qatar on Monday to eliminate male guardianship rules that prevent women making…
US envoy to Afghanistan heads to Turkey and region to push talks to end conflict
Middle East
March 28, 2021
US envoy to Afghanistan heads to Turkey and region to push talks to end conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the US…
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
Middle East
March 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious…