British prison officers protest against violence in jails
World
September 14, 2018
British prison officers protest against violence in jails
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of British prison officers walked out of their jobs on Friday, gathering outside jails to…
Egypt names HSBC lead bank for listing of Alexandria Mineral Oils Company
Business
September 14, 2018
Egypt names HSBC lead bank for listing of Alexandria Mineral Oils Company
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has named HSBC as lead bank to manage a public offering for a 20 percent…
Hopes rise as two Koreas open liaison office on North’s side of border
World
September 14, 2018
Hopes rise as two Koreas open liaison office on North’s side of border
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea opened a liaison office on the North’s side of their heavily militarized…
Kurdish YPG militia may aid Syrian government in Idlib operation: Turkish foreign minister
Middle East
September 14, 2018
Kurdish YPG militia may aid Syrian government in Idlib operation: Turkish foreign minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said in a letter to New York Times editors published on Thursday that…
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern…
UN shares GPS coordinates of hospitals, schools in Idlib with major powers
Middle East
September 13, 2018
UN shares GPS coordinates of hospitals, schools in Idlib with major powers
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has shared the GPS coordinates of 235 protected sites in the Syrian province…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
World
September 13, 2018
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi defends jailing of two Reuters journalists
HANOI (Reuters) – Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday the jailing of two Reuters journalists…
Saudi-led coalition seizes main road linking Yemen’s Hodeidah to Sanaa
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes main road linking Yemen’s Hodeidah to Sanaa
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition seized the main road linking the port city of…
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended US-backed Prime Minister…
UN bemoans unsustainable Palestinian economy
Middle East
September 13, 2018
UN bemoans unsustainable Palestinian economy
GENEVA (Reuters) – Palestinian citizens are trapped in an economy of jobless growth with no prospects, especially in Gaza,…