Jordan IMF program needs adjusting after coronavirus: central bank governor
Middle East
April 8, 2020
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
April 8, 2020
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
April 8, 2020
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
April 8, 2020
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
April 7, 2020
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
April 7, 2020
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
April 7, 2020
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
April 7, 2020
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
April 7, 2020
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
April 6, 2020
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…