Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
Middle East
February 26, 2021
Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use,…
Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?
Middle East
February 25, 2021
Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – A fleet of yellow Mercedes taxis lines up outside Gaza’s newly reopened Rafah crossing into…
African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs
World
February 25, 2021
African Union backs call to waive IP rights on COVID-19 drugs
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The African Union is backing calls for drugmakers to waive some intellectual property rights on COVID-19 medicines…
US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
Middle East
February 25, 2021
US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi…
German court sentences Islamic State recruiter
Middle East
February 24, 2021
German court sentences Islamic State recruiter
CELLE, Germany (Reuters) – A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison…
Too early to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Hungary PM Orban says
World
February 24, 2021
Too early to ease COVID-19 restrictions, Hungary PM Orban says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary cannot yet ease its partial coronavirus lockdown as a third wave of infections has boosted new…
Obituary: Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Obituary: Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Zaki Yamani, the embodiment of the ascent of Arab petroleum power and the face…
World Bank threatens to stop funding Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccines after reported violations
Middle East
February 23, 2021
World Bank threatens to stop funding Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccines after reported violations
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The World Bank threatened to suspend financing for Lebanon’s COVID-19 vaccination drive in its second week after…
Damage to United Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue: NTSB
World
February 23, 2021
Damage to United Boeing 777 engine consistent with metal fatigue: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Damage to a fan blade on an engine that failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777 flight…
Violence against civilians surges in Afghanistan after peace talks: UN report
Middle East
February 23, 2021
Violence against civilians surges in Afghanistan after peace talks: UN report
KABUL (Reuters) – Civilian casualties in Afghanistan escalated sharply after peace talks began last year, the United Nations said in…