Israeli leaders locked in budget battle as economic crisis deepens
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Israeli leaders locked in budget battle as economic crisis deepens
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — A stand-off between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main coalition partner over passage of Israel’s budget…
Venezuela produce market is at center of Caracas COVID-19 outbreak
World
August 4, 2020
Venezuela produce market is at center of Caracas COVID-19 outbreak
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela capital Caracas’ largest produce market is at the center of a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, but cash-strapped…
Microsoft’s rescue attempt of TikTok endears old company to new generation
Technology
August 4, 2020
Microsoft’s rescue attempt of TikTok endears old company to new generation
(Reuters) – Microsoft has emerged as a savior to young users of TikTok, who praised the tech industry giant for…
Kuwait emir’s health shows ‘significant improvement’: PM
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Kuwait emir’s health shows ‘significant improvement’: PM
DUBAI (Reuters) — The health of the Kuwait’s 91-year old emir has shown “significant improvement”, parliament quoted the prime minister…
Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial area, no casualties: state TV
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Fire breaks out at Iranian industrial area, no casualties: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) — A fire broke out at an Iranian industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iran’s state TV reported,…
Turkish annual inflation falls to 11.76% in July
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Turkish annual inflation falls to 11.76% in July
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s consumer price inflation fell to a lower-than-expected 11.76 percent year-on-year in July, the Turkish Statistical Institute…
Hariri assassination victims await justice 15 years on
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Hariri assassination victims await justice 15 years on
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Ehsan Fayed keeps reliving the day her husband was killed in a 2005 bombing in which Lebanon’s…
Crisis-weary Lebanon braces for Hariri tribunal verdict
Middle East
August 4, 2020
Crisis-weary Lebanon braces for Hariri tribunal verdict
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanon’s former Sunni leader Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut, triggering regional…
Pakistan says mediation between Saudi and Iran going slowly
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Pakistan says mediation between Saudi and Iran going slowly
DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s US-requested mediation efforts between Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been making slow progress, Prime…
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
World
August 3, 2020
Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19…