Palestinians say vaccines could come in March, accuse Israel of shirking duty to supply them
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Palestinians say vaccines could come in March, accuse Israel of shirking duty to supply them
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March…
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar from Monday
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar from Monday
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain will open its airspace to Qatar as of January 11, the civil aviation affairs authority said…
80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey
World
January 10, 2021
80 percent want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey
TOKYO (Reuters) – About 80 percent of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed…
COVID 19: UK has vaccinated around 2 million people, Health Secretary Hancock says
World
January 10, 2021
COVID 19: UK has vaccinated around 2 million people, Health Secretary Hancock says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has now given around two million people a COVID-19 vaccination, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on…
Iraq calls US blacklisting of militia leader ‘unacceptable’
Middle East
January 10, 2021
Iraq calls US blacklisting of militia leader ‘unacceptable’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq denounced on Saturday as “unacceptable” a US decision to blacklist the leader of a state umbrella…
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
Middle East
January 9, 2021
Iran will expel UN nuclear inspectors unless sanctions are lifted: lawmaker
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will expel United Nations nuclear watchdog inspectors unless sanctions are lifted by a Feb. 21 deadline…
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
Middle East
January 9, 2021
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatari vehicles crossed into Saudi Arabia through a land border on Saturday for the first time since…
Iran bans foreign companies from testing COVID-19 vaccines on Iranians: president
Middle East
January 9, 2021
Iran bans foreign companies from testing COVID-19 vaccines on Iranians: president
DUBAI (Reuters) – Foreign companies will not be allowed to test COVID-19 vaccines on the Iranian people, President Hassan Rouhani…
Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran in no rush for US to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal
Middle East
January 9, 2021
Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran in no rush for US to rejoin 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday Tehran was in no rush for the United States…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: state media
Middle East
January 9, 2021
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian…