UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”
Middle East
December 22, 2021
UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”
Dec 22 (Reuters) – The World Food Program (WFP) said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million…
Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron
Middle East
December 22, 2021
Israel to offer fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose in bid to outpace Omicron
JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Israel is to offer a fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to people older than…
Sudan’s PM Hamdok intends to resign within hours -sources
Middle East
December 22, 2021
Sudan’s PM Hamdok intends to resign within hours -sources
KHARTOUM, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has told a group of national political and intellectual figures…
Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster
World
December 22, 2021
Philippine supertyphoon Rai ‘exceeded all predictions’ – forecaster
SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The rapid intensification that turned this week’s Typhoon Rai into the strongest storm to hit…
Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps world
World
December 21, 2021
Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps world
LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Countries across Europe were considering new curbs on movement on Tuesday, with German scientists urging…
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced to 5 years in prison -judicial source
Middle East
December 21, 2021
Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced to 5 years in prison -judicial source
CAIRO, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday,…
UN reports 13 rape allegations during Sudan protests
Middle East
December 21, 2021
UN reports 13 rape allegations during Sudan protests
GENEVA/KHARTOUM, Dec 21 (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Office said on Tuesday that it had received 13 allegations…
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport
Middle East
December 21, 2021
Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen’s Sanaa airport
Dec 20 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Monday said it carried out air strikes on what…
Crypto exchange Binance signs Dubai World Trade Centre deal
Middle East
December 21, 2021
Crypto exchange Binance signs Dubai World Trade Centre deal
DUBAI, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Tuesday it had signed a cooperation deal with Dubai World…
Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn
World
December 21, 2021
Food running out, Philippine typhoon survivors warn
MANILA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Philippine officials and residents of areas that bore the brunt of Typhoon Rai pleaded for…