Suez Canal chief says Mercedes-Benz to establish new facility in economic zone
Egypt
September 27, 2017
Suez Canal chief says Mercedes-Benz to establish new facility in economic zone
Mercedes-Benz is set to return to Egypt with a 50,000 square meter distribution facility in the new economic zone near…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Netanyahu congratulates Merkel, sees anti-Semitism rising on left and right
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Netanyahu congratulates Merkel, sees anti-Semitism rising on left and right
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concern over anti-Semitism on the left and right in a congratulatory phone call to…
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Official sacked after Yoda image appears on Saudi textbook
Saudi authorities fired a senior education official and other supervisors after a school textbook was found that included a photo-shopped…
Trump says Puerto Rico in trouble after hurricane, debt ‘must be dealt with’
World
September 26, 2017
Trump says Puerto Rico in trouble after hurricane, debt ‘must be dealt with’
US President Donald Trump said on Monday Puerto Rico is in “deep trouble” after being hit by Hurricane Maria and…
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Damascus says Syrian Kurdish autonomy negotiable: report
The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria’s borders, the foreign minister…
Palestinian gunman kills three Israeli guards at West Bank settlement
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Palestinian gunman kills three Israeli guards at West Bank settlement
A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at…
Too early to say if UK has made sufficient progress in Brexit talks: Irish PM
World
September 25, 2017
Too early to say if UK has made sufficient progress in Brexit talks: Irish PM
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Monday it was not possible to say that Britain had made sufficient progress…
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Syrian militias aim to push Islamic State out of Raqqa within a month
US-backed militias expect to push all Islamic State fighters out of their former Syrian headquarters of Raqqa in less than…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the…