Jordan IMF program needs adjusting after coronavirus: central bank governor
Middle East

Jordan IMF program needs adjusting after coronavirus: central bank governor

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan is in discussions with the IMF seeking to change some of the objectives of a four-year…
Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO
Middle East

Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO

CAIRO (Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern countries are seeing worrying daily increases in cases of the new coronavirus but the…
Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000
Middle East

Iran says coronavirus death toll nearing 4,000

DUBAI (Reuters) – The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran has risen to more than 62,000 and the death…
Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges
Middle East

Turkey plans prisoner release, excluding those jailed on post-coup terrorism charges

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s parliament discussed a prisoner release law on Tuesday which aims to ease overcrowding in jails and…
Coronavirus crisis spells trouble for many Egyptian breadwinners
Egypt

Coronavirus crisis spells trouble for many Egyptian breadwinners

CAIRO (Reuters) – Squatting with other day laborers under a bridge in Cairo, 48-year-old Yasser Nagy says he has waited…
FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over Qatar World Cup
Middle East

FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over Qatar World Cup

(Reuters) – The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the only major scheduled football event left unchanged after this year’s calendar…
Qatar to postpone US$8 billion of contracts from projects due to coronavirus
Middle East

Qatar to postpone US$8 billion of contracts from projects due to coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s ruler has asked the government to postpone US$8.2 billion in unawarded contracts on capital expenditure projects…
India drops anti-dumping probe against MEG imports from Saudi Arabia
Business

India drops anti-dumping probe against MEG imports from Saudi Arabia

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has dropped an anti-dumping investigation over imports of polyester feedstock monoethylene glycol (MEG) from Saudi…
Israelis put on coronavirus lockdown for Passover holiday celebration
Middle East

Israelis put on coronavirus lockdown for Passover holiday celebration

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israelis celebrating the Jewish Passover holiday this week will hold the “seder”, the traditional meal celebrating freedom…
UAE agriculture tech start-up secures US$120 million investment commitment
Middle East

UAE agriculture tech start-up secures US$120 million investment commitment

DUBAI (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates agriculture technology start-up Pure Harvest Smart Farms has raised US$20.6 million in fresh funding…
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