US considers sending ‘training’ unit to Tunisia amid North Africa tensions
Middle East
May 30, 2020
US considers sending ‘training’ unit to Tunisia amid North Africa tensions
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United States said it is considering deploying a Security Force Assistance Brigade in Tunisia for training,…
As lockdown eases, Iran’s mosques to resume daily prayers
Middle East
May 30, 2020
As lockdown eases, Iran’s mosques to resume daily prayers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Government employees went back to work in Iran on Saturday and President Hassan Rouhani said mosques would…
US warns of Russian bid for Libya stronghold after warplane delivery
Middle East
May 30, 2020
US warns of Russian bid for Libya stronghold after warplane delivery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military believes a Russian introduction of warplanes into Libya may not tip the balance in…
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
Middle East
May 30, 2020
Israeli police fatally shoot man in Jerusalem’s Old City – spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police officers fatally shot a man they suspected was carrying a weapon in Jerusalem’s Old City…
Foreign powers in Libya risk ever bloodier stalemate
Middle East
May 29, 2020
Foreign powers in Libya risk ever bloodier stalemate
TUNIS/ANKARA/CAIRO (Reuters) — As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month, Russia was said to…
On debt-stricken Lebanon, investors see little room for optimism
Middle East
May 29, 2020
On debt-stricken Lebanon, investors see little room for optimism
LONDON (Reuters) — Emerging market investors are no strangers to sovereign debt crises, but few have been as perilous as…
For Lebanese families made poor by crisis, dinner means bread and no meat
Middle East
May 28, 2020
For Lebanese families made poor by crisis, dinner means bread and no meat
BEIRUT (Reuters) — At a street market in southern Beirut, Lebanese crowd around volunteers handing out free rations of bread…
Don’t abandon us, we don’t transmit coronavirus, say Cairo dogs and cats
Society
May 28, 2020
Don’t abandon us, we don’t transmit coronavirus, say Cairo dogs and cats
The doggies and kitties of a Cairo veterinary clinic have an important message, and they are taking it to the…
Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest US$1 bn in Jio Platforms: sources
Business
May 28, 2020
Abu Dhabi state fund in talks to invest US$1 bn in Jio Platforms: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Company is in talks to invest about one billion US…
Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease
Middle East
May 28, 2020
Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey begun operating intercity trains on Thursday after a two-month gap, as it gradually eases coronavirus curbs…