UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy
Middle East

UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up…
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
Middle East

Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations

RABAT (Reuters) – Israeli envoys arrived in Morocco on Tuesday to meet the king and flesh out an upgrade of…
European Court of Human Rights says Turkey must free Demirtas
Middle East

European Court of Human Rights says Turkey must free Demirtas

ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey must immediately release prominent Kurdish politician…
‘Glimmer of hope’: Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year
Middle East

‘Glimmer of hope’: Beirut seeks Christmas cheer after devastating year

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Near the wreckage of Beirut’s port, a charity is bringing Christmas cheer to a city hammered by…
Israel set for snap election as budget deadline nears
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Israel set for snap election as budget deadline nears

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday was on course for a fourth national election in two years after Prime Minister…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain
Middle East

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman to close borders over new COVID strain

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman are closing their borders and suspending commercial flights over fears about a…
Turkish court sentences former pro-Kurdish MP to 22 years in jail
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Turkish court sentences former pro-Kurdish MP to 22 years in jail

ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former pro-Kurdish lawmaker who was stripped of her parliamentary status…
Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations
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Ginza shoppers clean hands, phones with high-tech wash stations

TOKYO (Reuters) – Shoppers washed their hands and sterilised their smartphones in the streets of Tokyo’s posh Ginza district on…
Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA
Middle East

Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia suspended late on Sunday all international commercial flights for a renewable week except for the…
Fishermen detained in eastern Libya have been freed – Italy
Middle East

Fishermen detained in eastern Libya have been freed – Italy

ROME (Reuters) – A group of 18 sailors who were seized by Libyan patrol boats in September while fishing in…
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