Ethiopia bans flights over dam for security reasons – aviation chief
Middle East

Ethiopia bans flights over dam for security reasons – aviation chief

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for…
Third Iranian tanker docks at Venezuelan port; Maduro promises fuel supply
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Third Iranian tanker docks at Venezuelan port; Maduro promises fuel supply

CARACAS (Reuters) – The final tanker in a flotilla of three Iranian fuel tankers docked at eastern Venezuela’s Guaraguao port…
Israeli minister says Turkey opposed to regional peace
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Israeli minister says Turkey opposed to regional peace

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister accused Turkey on Sunday of destabilizing the region and working against peacemaking efforts, and…
Afghan President Ghani travels to Qatar amid peace talks
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Afghan President Ghani travels to Qatar amid peace talks

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani is travelling to Qatar for a bilateral meeting with Qatari leaders but will…
Saudi business leader urges boycott of goods from ‘hostile’ Turkey
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Saudi business leader urges boycott of goods from ‘hostile’ Turkey

RIYADH/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of Saudi Arabia’s Chambers of Commerce has called for a boycott of Turkish products amid…
Yemen’s war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk
Middle East

Yemen’s war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk

MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – In Yemen’s gas-rich region of Marib, fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed government recited Koranic verses before…
Syria’s Assad says Russian bases in his country keep balance of power in region
Middle East

Syria’s Assad says Russian bases in his country keep balance of power in region

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in…
Kuwait’s new emir meets senior US and Iranian officials
Middle East

Kuwait’s new emir meets senior US and Iranian officials

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Sunday met senior US, Iranian and Gulf officials who…
Hospitalized with COVID-19, Trump thanks supporters, says his ‘real test’ lies ahead
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Hospitalized with COVID-19, Trump thanks supporters, says his ‘real test’ lies ahead

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump tweeted thanks to his supporters on Sunday from the hospital where he is being…
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