Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of ‘will to reform’
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Lebanon’s foreign minister quits over lack of ‘will to reform’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti resigned on Monday over what he described as lack of political will…
One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran: state TV
Middle East
August 3, 2020
One person is dying of COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran: state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – One person is dying from COVID-19 every seven minutes in Iran, state television said on Monday, as…
US coronavirus ‘extraordinarily widespread,’ White House experts say
World
August 3, 2020
US coronavirus ‘extraordinarily widespread,’ White House experts say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections “extraordinarily widespread”…
US election will be Nov. 3 as planned, Trump advisers say
World
August 3, 2020
US election will be Nov. 3 as planned, Trump advisers say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House and Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president’s musings…
Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led…
Egypt says Turkish seismic survey plans could encroach on its waters
Egypt
August 2, 2020
Egypt says Turkish seismic survey plans could encroach on its waters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Saturday that part of a seismic survey planned by Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean…
Iran’s stock market surges past key level to record high, as analysts warn of bubble
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Iran’s stock market surges past key level to record high, as analysts warn of bubble
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s main stock index broke through the key two million point mark for the first time ever…
Iran clears oil spill in northern Gulf region, IRNA agency reports
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Iran clears oil spill in northern Gulf region, IRNA agency reports
(Reuters) – Iranian teams have cleaned up an oil slick near field in the northern region of the Gulf that…
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surge in July, worst in recent days
World
August 1, 2020
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surge in July, worst in recent days
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest jumped 28 percent in July from a year ago,…
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
Middle East
August 1, 2020
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as…