Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s battered pound currency has slid to fresh lows against the US dollar despite a new pricing…
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…
Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new governors in 41 provinces: Official Gazette
Middle East
June 10, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new governors in 41 provinces: Official Gazette
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed new governors in 41 provinces, a presidential ruling in the Official…
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
World
June 9, 2020
China, scientists dismiss Harvard study suggesting COVID-19 was spreading in Wuhan in August
LONDON (Reuters) – Beijing dismissed as “ridiculous” a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that…
Libya’s Sharara oilfield shut down days after restarting, engineer says
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Libya’s Sharara oilfield shut down days after restarting, engineer says
CAIRO (Reuters) — An armed group has shut down Libya’s giant Sharara oilfield days after it restarted following a long…
Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new US sanctions: dealers
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new US sanctions: dealers
AMMAN (Reuters) — The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Monday as investors scrambled for dollars ahead…
Iran will execute CIA agent involved in commander Soleimani’s killing: official
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Iran will execute CIA agent involved in commander Soleimani’s killing: official
(Reuters) — An Iranian citizen who provided information to US and Israeli intelligence services on the whereabouts of Iran’s slain…
Abu Dhabi extends ban on movement in and out of the emirate and between cities
Middle East
June 9, 2020
Abu Dhabi extends ban on movement in and out of the emirate and between cities
DUBAI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi will extend by one week a ban on movement in and out of the emirate…
Israeli ministry won’t oppose Cellcom purchase of Golan Telecom
Economy
June 8, 2020
Israeli ministry won’t oppose Cellcom purchase of Golan Telecom
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s Finance Ministry said on Monday it does not see a reason to oppose the proposed…
Saudi Arabia to end voluntary cuts on top of OPEC+ pact
Economy
June 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia to end voluntary cuts on top of OPEC+ pact
DUBAI/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia will boost output in July to match its output OPEC quota while ending voluntary deeper…