Egypt signs MOU with Siemens for US$23 billion high-speed train line: cabinet
Egypt
January 14, 2021
Egypt signs MOU with Siemens for US$23 billion high-speed train line: cabinet
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s Siemens on Thursday for the construction of a US$23 billion high-speed train…
Ugandans choose between reggae singer and longtime leader in tense election
World
January 14, 2021
Ugandans choose between reggae singer and longtime leader in tense election
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandans began voting on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against an opposition…
Iran works on uranium metal for reactor fuel in new breach of nuclear deal
Middle East
January 14, 2021
Iran works on uranium metal for reactor fuel in new breach of nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has started work on uranium metal-based fuel for a research reactor, the UN nuclear watchdog and…
Emirates president says Boeing 777X entry to service may slip to 2023 ‘or even longer’
Middle East
January 14, 2021
Emirates president says Boeing 777X entry to service may slip to 2023 ‘or even longer’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Emirates Airline President Tim Clark on Wednesday said Boeing Co’s 777X might not enter into service with…
China sees growing COVID-19 threat as more cities locked down
World
January 13, 2021
China sees growing COVID-19 threat as more cities locked down
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID cases in more than five months, despite four…
Inside Israel’s social media campaign to woo the Middle East
Middle East
January 13, 2021
Inside Israel’s social media campaign to woo the Middle East
(Reuters) – Working in close quarters, surrounded by maps of the Middle East, a small team based in Israel’s foreign…
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military has not halted a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told…
Pompeo, in Tuesday speech, to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links: sources
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Pompeo, in Tuesday speech, to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to use newly declassified US intelligence on Tuesday to publicly…
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
Middle East
January 12, 2021
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon announced a tightening of its lockdown on Monday, introducing a 24-hour curfew from Thursday as COVID-19…
Washington mayor asks for increased security around Biden’s inauguration
World
January 11, 2021
Washington mayor asks for increased security around Biden’s inauguration
(Reuters) – Washington’s mayor has asked for increased security around the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden after last week’s…