Many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave, should ease curbs slowly -WHO
World
February 2, 2022
Many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave, should ease curbs slowly -WHO
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of…
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
Middle East
February 2, 2022
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel’s government has…
Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
JALAWLA, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of…
Factbox: After the fall, Islamic State strikes from Iraq and Syria hinterlands
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Factbox: After the fall, Islamic State strikes from Iraq and Syria hinterlands
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Nearly three years after their self-declared caliphate was dismantled and their forces defeated in a…
Saudi Aramco buys 7.4% stake in Norwegian software firm Cognite
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Saudi Aramco buys 7.4% stake in Norwegian software firm Cognite
OSLO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) has bought a 7.4% stake in Norwegian industrial software group Cognite from oil firm…
Yemenis, strapped for cash, yearn for their own honey
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Yemenis, strapped for cash, yearn for their own honey
SANAA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Idrees al-Haddad used to buy 7 kilogram tubs of Yemen’s world-famous honey when he went…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
Middle East
February 2, 2022
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in…
EgyptAir flights to New York back to schedule after bad weather
Egypt
February 1, 2022
EgyptAir flights to New York back to schedule after bad weather
EgyptAir announced that it has fully resumed flights from Cairo Airport to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York starting…
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
Middle East
February 1, 2022
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel’s government has…
Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official
Middle East
February 1, 2022
Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement…