Israel’s Netanyahu wins reelection with parliamentary majority: tally
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu wins reelection with parliamentary majority: tally
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to reelection on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set…
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
Middle East
April 10, 2019
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
TUNIS (Reuters) – Western diplomats sat down for three hours with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in his eastern stronghold last…
Fires at three black churches trigger call for arsonist’s surrender
World
April 9, 2019
Fires at three black churches trigger call for arsonist’s surrender
(Reuters) – A US congressman from Louisiana has urged anyone responsible for burning down three predominantly black churches in the…
UPDATE 2-Egypt rejects French wheat cargo over ergot fungus level
Egypt
April 9, 2019
UPDATE 2-Egypt rejects French wheat cargo over ergot fungus level
* Cargo with 63,000 tonnes rejected at Safaga port -sources * Wheat thought to exceed 0.05 pct limit on ergot…
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will disburse $200 million in aid to Yemen, to…
UAE says changing oil trading currency from dollar can’t be done overnight
Middle East
April 8, 2019
UAE says changing oil trading currency from dollar can’t be done overnight
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said on Monday that the use of the U.S. dollar as…
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
Middle East
April 7, 2019
Starved infants, wounded women crowd Syrian hospitals after Islamic State defeat
HASAKA, Syria (Reuters) – The paramedics’ log at al-Hol camp in eastern Syria lists the injuries and ailments of infants…
Sudanese protesters clash with security forces outside Bashir’s compound
Middle East
April 7, 2019
Sudanese protesters clash with security forces outside Bashir’s compound
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Thousands of Sudanese protesters clashed with security forces outside President Omar al-Bashir’s residence in central Khartoum on…
Egypt to slash fuel subsidies as it nears end of IMF program
Egypt
April 6, 2019
Egypt to slash fuel subsidies as it nears end of IMF program
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will remove subsidies on most energy products by June 15, it told the International Monetary Fund…
US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
Middle East
April 6, 2019
US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to designate Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps a foreign terrorist organization, three…