UAE plans to scrap monopolies of some big merchant families – FT
Middle East
December 27, 2021
UAE plans to scrap monopolies of some big merchant families – FT
Dec 26 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates government has told some of its biggest business families that it plans…
First Omicron case detected in Gaza, Palestinians say
World
December 26, 2021
First Omicron case detected in Gaza, Palestinians say
GAZA, Dec 26 (Reuters) – The Palestinian health ministry said on Sunday it had identified the first case of the…
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
Middle East
December 26, 2021
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday the country needs “six to seven years” to…
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
World
December 26, 2021
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
BETHLEHEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose…
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
BETHLEHEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose…
Facebook appeals UK ruling that it must sell Giphy
World
December 25, 2021
Facebook appeals UK ruling that it must sell Giphy
LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Facebook-owner Meta (FB.O) is appealing Britain’s ruling that it must sell animated images platform Giphy, saying the…
Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world, pope says at Christmas
World
December 25, 2021
Shun polarisation, try dialogue to heal divided world, pope says at Christmas
VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarisation in personal and…
Iran seeks to cool tensions in Iraq
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Iran seeks to cool tensions in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Iran is intervening in Iraq to quell destabilising internal unrest stirred up by Iranian-backed militias.…
Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures, Erdogan says
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Turkey has burst its forex bubble with latest measures, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday the government had burst a bubble in the…
UAE’s ADNOC, TAQA in $3.6 bln project to slash offshore carbon footprint
Middle East
December 25, 2021
UAE’s ADNOC, TAQA in $3.6 bln project to slash offshore carbon footprint
DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) on…