Lebanon’s top Christian party signals possible end of Hezbollah alliance
Middle East
December 24, 2021
Lebanon’s top Christian party signals possible end of Hezbollah alliance
BEIRUT, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian party has indicated it is considering ending a political alliance with Iran-backed…
Turkey’s lira support plan comes with potential costs -Fitch
Middle East
December 24, 2021
Turkey’s lira support plan comes with potential costs -Fitch
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Turkey’s radical new plan to support the lira and discourage dollarisation comes with obvious potential…
CDC cuts quarantine time for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge
World
December 24, 2021
CDC cuts quarantine time for healthcare workers amid Omicron surge
Dec 23 (Reuters) – Healthcare workers in the United States who test positive for COVID-19 but are asymptomatic can return…
U.S. to allow waiving of in-person interviews for H-1B, other visas through 2022
World
December 24, 2021
U.S. to allow waiving of in-person interviews for H-1B, other visas through 2022
Dec 23 (Reuters) – The United States will allow its consular officers to waive in-person interviews for H-1B and other…
Spain brings back outdoor mask-wearing to stem Omicron spread
World
December 23, 2021
Spain brings back outdoor mask-wearing to stem Omicron spread
MADRID, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Spain will make it compulsory to wear a face mask outdoors again as part of…
France cancels order for Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral drug
World
December 23, 2021
France cancels order for Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral drug
PARIS/MILAN, Dec 22 (Reuters) – France has cancelled its order for Merck & Co’s (MRK.N) COVID-19 antiviral drug following disappointing trial data…
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…