Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
Society
August 19, 2020
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a law protecting the identity of…
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
Middle East
August 19, 2020
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon…
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza rapper Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti may only be 11 years old but his rhymes on war and hardship…
Egypt sells 605.3 mln in Euro-denominated T-bills – central bank
Economy
August 18, 2020
Egypt sells 605.3 mln in Euro-denominated T-bills – central bank
Egypt has sold 605.3 million euros in one-year Euro-denominated treasury bills, the central bank said on Monday. The average yield…
Britain working on solution to exam row as criticism spirals
World
August 17, 2020
Britain working on solution to exam row as criticism spirals
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is working with regulators on how to resolve an escalating row over the way…
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
Middle East
August 17, 2020
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia,…
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
Middle East
August 17, 2020
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two decades of Maya Husseini’s work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war…
As Democrats prepare to nominate Joe Biden, widespread fears about unfair election
World
August 17, 2020
As Democrats prepare to nominate Joe Biden, widespread fears about unfair election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With less than 80 days to go before the US presidential election, it looks like Joe Biden’s…
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
Middle East
August 17, 2020
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
RIYADH (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday amid a row between the two countries that…
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties
Middle East
August 17, 2020
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalizing…