Iraq to acquire Exxon Mobil’s stake in West Qurna oilfield -minister
Middle East
January 6, 2022
Iraq to acquire Exxon Mobil’s stake in West Qurna oilfield -minister
BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The Iraqi government has given its approval for the Iraqi National Oil Company to acquire…
Series of rocket attacks target military bases near Baghdad airport, western Iraq –military
Middle East
January 6, 2022
Series of rocket attacks target military bases near Baghdad airport, western Iraq –military
BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Katyusha rockets hit Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad’s international airport and west…
German minister says Iran has squandered a lot of trust
Middle East
January 6, 2022
German minister says Iran has squandered a lot of trust
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
France forecasts ‘supersonic’ rise in COVID-19 cases in coming days
World
January 6, 2022
France forecasts ‘supersonic’ rise in COVID-19 cases in coming days
PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A “supersonic” rise in French COVID-19 cases will continue in the coming days, an official…
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Dodik
World
January 6, 2022
U.S. imposes new sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Dodik
WASHINGTON/SARAJEVO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed fresh sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and…
Anti-coup protests in Sudan amid turmoil after PM resigns
Middle East
January 5, 2022
Anti-coup protests in Sudan amid turmoil after PM resigns
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities on Tuesday in anti-coup…
France opens terrorism probe over rally team blast in Saudi
Middle East
January 5, 2022
France opens terrorism probe over rally team blast in Saudi
PARIS, Jan 4 (Reuters) – French prosecutors said on Tuesday they had opened a terrorism investigation into an explosion that…
Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
Main Slider
January 5, 2022
Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
NAIROBI, Jan 5 (Reuters) – In the largest hospital in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a child wounded in an air strike…
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts antibodies five-fold in Israeli study, PM says
Middle East
January 5, 2022
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose boosts antibodies five-fold in Israeli study, PM says
JERUSALEM, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is…
Construction begins at DP World’s $1.1 bln port in Senegal
Middle East
January 4, 2022
Construction begins at DP World’s $1.1 bln port in Senegal
DAKAR, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Senegal President Macky Sall on Monday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a…