Soccer: African players to stay with clubs before Cup of Nations
Middle East
December 27, 2021
Soccer: African players to stay with clubs before Cup of Nations
CAPE TOWN, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Footballers heading to next month’s Africa Cup of Nations finals will be allowed to…
Teva Pharm enters medical cannabis market with new partnership
Middle East
December 27, 2021
Teva Pharm enters medical cannabis market with new partnership
JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA.TA) said on Sunday it was entering the medical cannabis market by signing…
‘Back to me in a coffin’ – bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq
Middle East
December 27, 2021
‘Back to me in a coffin’ – bodies of migrants drowned in Channel reach Iraq
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq, Dec 26 (Reuters) – At least 16 bodies of Iraqi Kurdish migrants who drowned in November when their…
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
Middle East
December 27, 2021
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Israel’s government set a goal on Sunday of doubling the number of Jewish settlers in…
Pope says Italy’s plunging birthrate is a ‘tragedy’
World
December 27, 2021
Pope says Italy’s plunging birthrate is a ‘tragedy’
VATICAN CITY, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Pope Francis bemoaned Italy’s plunging birthrate on Sunday, warning that the decline represented a…
Malaysia seeks UN climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
World
December 27, 2021
Malaysia seeks UN climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop…
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…