Twitter no longer at ‘death’s door’ as earnings report approaches
Business
July 26, 2017
Twitter no longer at ‘death’s door’ as earnings report approaches
Twitter Inc heads toward its quarterly earnings report on Thursday with a stock that has risen more than 40 percent…
Booby-traps plague north Iraq as Islamic State targets returning civilians
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Booby-traps plague north Iraq as Islamic State targets returning civilians
As people return home to Mosul and other areas of northern Iraq freed from Islamic State, homemade bombs and explosives…
Coca-Cola profit drops 60 percent on refranchising charge
Business
July 26, 2017
Coca-Cola profit drops 60 percent on refranchising charge
Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) reported a 60.2 percent drop in quarterly profit, as the beverage maker incurred a charge of $653…
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters: PM Gentiloni
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters: PM Gentiloni
Libya’s Tripoli-based government has asked Italy to provide naval support in fighting human trafficking in Libyan territorial waters, Italian Prime…
U.S. pledges extra $140 million to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
Middle East
July 26, 2017
U.S. pledges extra $140 million to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
The United States will give Lebanon an extra $140 million to help Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, the…
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
A strike by Pakistani fuel tanker owners entered a third day on Wednesday, with panicked buyers forming huge queues around…
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team in northeast Nigeria
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team in northeast Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped 10 members of a geological research team from the University of Maiduguri in northeast…
Jordanians protest against Israel at funeral of shot teenager
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Jordanians protest against Israel at funeral of shot teenager
Several thousand Jordanians urged their government on Tuesday to close the Israeli embassy in Amman and scrap an unpopular peace…
Arab states add 18 people, groups to terrorist lists: statement
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Arab states add 18 people, groups to terrorist lists: statement
Four Arab countries have added 18 more groups and individuals that they say are linked to Qatar to their “terrorist”…
US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel
World
July 25, 2017
US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel
A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian vessel near the northern Arabian Gulf on Tuesday, after the…