Libyan parliament committee urges change of PM, risking new strife
Middle East
January 25, 2022
Libyan parliament committee urges change of PM, risking new strife
BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A Libyan parliament committee said on Monday the chamber should choose a new interim…
Abu Dhabi’s Chimera closes second venture capital fund at $10 bln
Middle East
January 25, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s Chimera closes second venture capital fund at $10 bln
DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi investment firm Chimera Capital said on Tuesday it closed its second venture capital…
Kuwait approves Credit Bank capital hike – finance minister
Middle East
January 25, 2022
Kuwait approves Credit Bank capital hike – finance minister
DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s government agreed with a housing parliamentary committee to increase the capital of Kuwait Credit…
Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
ISTANBUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Dozens of people from China’s Uyghur Muslim ethnic group protested in Istanbul on Sunday, calling…
Yemenis struggle without internet for third day after air strikes
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Yemenis struggle without internet for third day after air strikes
SANAA, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Most of Yemen faced a third day without internet on Sunday after air strikes on…
EU to leave diplomats’ families in Ukraine for now, Borrell says
World
January 24, 2022
EU to leave diplomats’ families in Ukraine for now, Borrell says
BRUSSELS, Jan 24 (Reuters) – The European Union does not plan to withdraw diplomats’ families from Ukraine at the moment,…
Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel
World
January 24, 2022
Fourth COVID vaccine shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel
JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (Reuters) – A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 60 in Israel made them…
Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami
World
January 23, 2022
Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami
Jan 23 (Reuters) – Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological…
‘Another crime’ say survivors of coalition strikes on Yemeni detention centre
Middle East
January 23, 2022
‘Another crime’ say survivors of coalition strikes on Yemeni detention centre
SAADA, Yemen, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Yemeni detainee Mohammed Ali Salem was lucky that a missile fired by warplanes of…
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
Middle East
January 23, 2022
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on…