Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
World
January 18, 2022
Beijing Olympics tickets will not be publicly sold due to COVID-19
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Tickets for the Winter Olympics set to begin on Feb. 4 will be distributed to…
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
World
January 18, 2022
Analysis: With Omicron, global economy spots chance to push past COVID
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments worldwide are easing quarantine rules, reviewing coronavirus curbs and dialling back pandemic-era emergency support as…
Britain says it is supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
World
January 18, 2022
Britain says it is supplying anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it…
More than a dozen dead in coalition strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa
Middle East
January 18, 2022
More than a dozen dead in coalition strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa
ADEN, Yemen, Jan 18 (Reuters) – An air strike killed about 14 people in a building in the Yemeni capital…
UAE’s ADNOC works to ensure reliable supply after fuel depot incident
Middle East
January 18, 2022
UAE’s ADNOC works to ensure reliable supply after fuel depot incident
CAIRO, Jan 17 (Reuters) – UAE oil firm ADNOC has activated business continuity plans to ensure reliable, uninterrupted supply of…
Lebanese cabinet to meet next week after three-month gap, Al Jadeed TV says
Middle East
January 18, 2022
Lebanese cabinet to meet next week after three-month gap, Al Jadeed TV says
BEIRUT, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s cabinet will hold its first meeting in three months on Jan. 24, a Lebanese…
U.S. condemns deadly Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi; UAE reserves right to respond
Middle East
January 18, 2022
U.S. condemns deadly Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi; UAE reserves right to respond
DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group attacked the United Arab Emirates in what it said was an…
Israel sticks with 4th vaccine shot, sees Omicron waning in a week
Middle East
January 18, 2022
Israel sticks with 4th vaccine shot, sees Omicron waning in a week
JERUSALEM, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Israel will continue to offer a fourth COVID-19 vaccine shot despite preliminary findings that it…
Analysis: Saudi-Polish deal dents Russian oil dominance in Baltic
Middle East
January 17, 2022
Analysis: Saudi-Polish deal dents Russian oil dominance in Baltic
MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s planned purchase of Polish refining assets is set to put OPEC’s top producer…
Three killed in UAE fuel truck blast, Yemen Houthis claim attack
Middle East
January 17, 2022
Three killed in UAE fuel truck blast, Yemen Houthis claim attack
DUBAI, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Three fuel trucks exploded, killing three people, and a fire broke out near Abu Dhabi…