Egypt’s central bank cuts interest rates by 50 basis points
Economy
November 13, 2020
Egypt’s central bank cuts interest rates by 50 basis points
Egypt’s central bank cut its main interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday, moving to support an economy badly…
Warring Libya sides to open main road, implement truce, UN says
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Warring Libya sides to open main road, implement truce, UN says
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s warring sides will immediately reopen the main coastal road connecting the vast country’s east and…
Saudi will strike those who threaten its security, crown prince warns
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Saudi will strike those who threaten its security, crown prince warns
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will strike those who threaten the kingdom’s security and stability with an “iron fist”, the…
Peru protests build as interim president calls for calm
World
November 13, 2020
Peru protests build as interim president calls for calm
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian interim President Manuel Merino called for calm as he swore in his new cabinet on Thursday…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Jeddah attack
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Islamic State claims responsibility for Jeddah attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for an attack on a non-Muslim cemetery in the Saudi Red…
Photos: Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Society
November 12, 2020
Photos: Egyptian transgender woman faces uphill battle against stigma
Farida Aly spent decades performing blood tests, brain scans and personality tests before doctors issued the needed medical reports to…
Donations under $8K to Trump ‘election defense’ instead go to president, RNC
World
November 12, 2020
Donations under $8K to Trump ‘election defense’ instead go to president, RNC
(Reuters) – As President Donald Trump seeks to discredit last week’s election with baseless claims of voter fraud, his team…
Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and…
Emirates turns to Dubai to see it through crisis after $3.4 billion loss
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Emirates turns to Dubai to see it through crisis after $3.4 billion loss
DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned Emirates said on Thursday that Dubai would help it through the coronavirus crisis after losses of…
Turkey bans smoking in public areas amid surge of COVID-19 patients
Middle East
November 12, 2020
Turkey bans smoking in public areas amid surge of COVID-19 patients
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Wednesday banned smoking in crowded public places to slow a recent surge in symptomatic coronavirus…