Rocket hits Iraqi cleric’s home following deadly Baghdad attack
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Rocket hits Iraqi cleric’s home following deadly Baghdad attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A rocket fired from a drone targeted the home of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday,…
Rouhani says Iran budget set to resist US sanctions by curbing oil dependence
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Rouhani says Iran budget set to resist US sanctions by curbing oil dependence
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented a draft state budget of about $39 billion to parliament on Sunday,…
United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
Middle East
December 7, 2019
United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States and Iran swapped prisoners – a Chinese-American detained for three years on spying charges…
Hong Kong police chief promises flexibility ahead of rally
World
December 7, 2019
Hong Kong police chief promises flexibility ahead of rally
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s new police commissioner said on Saturday his force would take a flexible approach to…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Middle East
December 7, 2019
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
Middle East
December 7, 2019
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday he believed the US military had sufficient…
Egypt to issue first corporate sukuk within weeks: official
Business
December 6, 2019
Egypt to issue first corporate sukuk within weeks: official
CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt will issue its first corporate sukuk, or Islamic bonds, within weeks, a Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA)…
Iran vows to continue missile work, dismisses EU powers’ U.N. letter
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Iran vows to continue missile work, dismisses EU powers’ U.N. letter
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Thursday rejected pressure to shelve its ballistic missile program after a European letter to the…
Almost half of land sold for first phase of Egypt’s new capital
Egypt
December 6, 2019
Almost half of land sold for first phase of Egypt’s new capital
Egypt has sold almost half of the land earmarked for the first phase of a huge project to develop a…
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
Middle East
December 5, 2019
Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture…