Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch calls for timely elections, cooperation with IMF
Middle East
February 9, 2022
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch calls for timely elections, cooperation with IMF
BEIRUT, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, said on Wednesday that the country should cooperate…
Iran unveils missile with a range of 1,450km – Tasnim
Middle East
February 9, 2022
Iran unveils missile with a range of 1,450km – Tasnim
DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Iran unveiled a new missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers on Wednesday, semi-official news…
Turkey pitches its unorthodox policy to London investors
Middle East
February 9, 2022
Turkey pitches its unorthodox policy to London investors
ANKARA/LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati pitched Turkey’s unorthodox economic policy to investors in London on Tuesday,…
Israel warns of crisis with UAE over Dubai aviation security dispute
Middle East
February 9, 2022
Israel warns of crisis with UAE over Dubai aviation security dispute
JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Israel extended on Tuesday a deadline that might have halted its airlines’ flights to the…
Hong Kong reports first potentially COVID-linked death in five months
World
February 9, 2022
Hong Kong reports first potentially COVID-linked death in five months
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) – An elderly man who returned a positive test for COVID-19 in Hong Kong died…
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader – officials, analysts
Middle East
February 9, 2022
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader – officials, analysts
BAGHDAD, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of…
France’s Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis
World
February 9, 2022
France’s Macron calls for calm to resolve Ukraine crisis
KYIV, Feb 8 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron, the first leader of a major Western power to meet Vladimir…
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
World
February 8, 2022
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
Feb 8 (Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Hong Kong’s COVID misery deepens…
Turkey says it will not abandon Palestinian support for closer ties to Israel
Middle East
February 8, 2022
Turkey says it will not abandon Palestinian support for closer ties to Israel
ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Turkey will not turn its back on its commitment to a Palestinian state in order…
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar region displaces 300,000, aid blocked to Tigray
Middle East
February 8, 2022
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar region displaces 300,000, aid blocked to Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The government of Ethiopia’s Afar region says more than 300,000 people have been displaced…