Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
Middle East
May 4, 2019
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran must counter US sanctions by continuing to export its oil…
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a…
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
ANKARA (Reuters) – Seven people, including five children, were killed on Friday after a boat carrying migrants sank off the…
Egypt targets 8 pct growth by fiscal year 2021-22 – PM
Egypt
May 3, 2019
Egypt targets 8 pct growth by fiscal year 2021-22 – PM
BEIRUT, May 2 (Reuters) – Egypt targets economic growth of 8 percent in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, Prime Minister Mostafa…
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side…
Prosecutor orders Sudan’s Bashir interrogated
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Prosecutor orders Sudan’s Bashir interrogated
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated on charges of money…
Strike by Tunisian fuel workers leads to queues and empty pumps
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Strike by Tunisian fuel workers leads to queues and empty pumps
TUNIS (Reuters) – Fuel distribution workers in Tunisia began a three-day strike on Thursday to demand higher wages, leading to…
Egypt’s economy seen growing 5.5 pct in year to end of June
Business
May 2, 2019
Egypt’s economy seen growing 5.5 pct in year to end of June
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s economy is expected to grow 5.5 percent in the fiscal year that ends in June, according…
Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will run her last 800-metres on Friday before the International Association…
Saudi Arabia assists Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea, no injuries
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Saudi Arabia assists Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea, no injuries
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s coast guard assisted an Iranian oil tanker with engine trouble off the coast of Jeddah…