Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with Abbas
Middle East
December 11, 2021
Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Palestinians held municipal elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday in a…
Turkish cenbank seen to cut policy rate by 100bps
Middle East
December 11, 2021
Turkish cenbank seen to cut policy rate by 100bps
ISTANBUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank is expected to cut its policy rate by 100 basis points to…
Turkish central bank again intervenes to defend hobbled lira
Middle East
December 10, 2021
Turkish central bank again intervenes to defend hobbled lira
ISTANBUL, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Turkish Central Bank said on Friday it was directly intervening in the foreign exchange…
Lebanese PM says he asked Egypt for support to generate electricity
Middle East
December 10, 2021
Lebanese PM says he asked Egypt for support to generate electricity
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks at an economy conference, in Beirut, Lebanon November 8, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS…
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders back plan to shift to London
World
December 10, 2021
Royal Dutch Shell shareholders back plan to shift to London
ROTTERDAM/LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSa.L) shareholders voted overwhelmingly on Friday in favour of a plan to end…
Hungarian court to rule on challenge to EU law – Orban
World
December 10, 2021
Hungarian court to rule on challenge to EU law – Orban
BUDAPEST, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Hungary’s Constitutional Court is expected to rule on a government motion challenging the supremacy of…
Airbus goes legal as Qatar Airways jet row escalates
Middle East
December 10, 2021
Airbus goes legal as Qatar Airways jet row escalates
PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) dramatically raised the stakes in a dispute with Qatar Airways over skin flaws on A350…
Iran nuclear talks resume as U.S. and Israel intensify rhetoric
Middle East
December 10, 2021
Iran nuclear talks resume as U.S. and Israel intensify rhetoric
VIENNA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed on Thursday with the United States…
Iran sticks to stance as nuclear talks resume, EU, Russia stress urgency
Middle East
December 9, 2021
Iran sticks to stance as nuclear talks resume, EU, Russia stress urgency
VIENNA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Iran’s top negotiator said on Thursday he was sticking to positions Tehran set out when…
Turkish lira slump hits displaced families in Syria’s northwest
Middle East
December 9, 2021
Turkish lira slump hits displaced families in Syria’s northwest
IDLIB, Syria, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Amer Ezzeldin was already struggling to make ends meet in the northwestern Syrian province…