Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Kuwait retail co-ops remove French products over Prophet cartoon
KUWAIT/PARIS (Reuters) – Kuwait’s retail co-ops have pulled French products in boycott over the use of cartoons of the Prophet…
Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 24, students among the victims
Middle East
October 25, 2020
Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 24, students among the victims
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at an education center in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students…
Iran says US-brokered Sudan-Israel deal secured by ‘ransom’
Middle East
October 24, 2020
Iran says US-brokered Sudan-Israel deal secured by ‘ransom’
(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday described a US-brokered Sudan-Israel deal to normalise ties as “phoney” and accused Khartoum…
Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits
World
October 24, 2020
Europe becomes second region to cross 250,000 deaths as second COVID wave hits
(Reuters) – Europe became the second region after Latin America to surpass 250,000 deaths on Saturday, according to a Reuters…
Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead
Middle East
October 24, 2020
Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead
GENEVA/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s warring factions signed a permanent ceasefire agreement on Friday, but any lasting end to years of…
Sudan becomes third Arab state to set aside hostilities with Israel this year
Middle East
October 24, 2020
Sudan becomes third Arab state to set aside hostilities with Israel this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal brokered with…
Trump’s description of India as filthy sets off calls for cleaner air
World
October 23, 2020
Trump’s description of India as filthy sets off calls for cleaner air
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s description of India as a filthy place with polluted air has unleashed…
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
World
October 23, 2020
‘Eating rats’: Myanmar’s second lockdown drives hunger in city slums
YANGON (Reuters) – After the first wave of coronavirus hit Myanmar in March, 36-year-old Ma Suu closed her salad stall…
Syrian minister leads mourners for cleric killed in bombing
Middle East
October 23, 2020
Syrian minister leads mourners for cleric killed in bombing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners including Syria’s religious affairs minister attended a funeral in Damascus on Friday for the…
Video: Meet Egypt’s only female glassblower fighting to keep the craft alive
Egypt
October 23, 2020
Video: Meet Egypt’s only female glassblower fighting to keep the craft alive
Juggling between the hot ovens at her workshop in a Qalyoubiya village and a posh store in an upscale Cairo…