Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus
Middle East
November 12, 2021
Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus
ANKARA/WARSAW, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Minsk on Friday, potentially closing…
Lebanese government in ‘fantasy land’ amid crisis, UN envoy says
Middle East
November 12, 2021
Lebanese government in ‘fantasy land’ amid crisis, UN envoy says
BEIRUT, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Lebanese government officials have no sense of urgency and are not taking responsibility for an…
Dutch consider new partial lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record
World
November 12, 2021
Dutch consider new partial lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record
AMSTERDAM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The Dutch government on Thursday was considering whether to impose Western Europe’s first partial…
North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges
Technology
November 11, 2021
North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges
Nov 11 (Reuters) – Companies in North America added a record number of robots in the first nine months of…
Israeli leaders hole up in bunker during COVID-19 drill
Middle East
November 11, 2021
Israeli leaders hole up in bunker during COVID-19 drill
JERUSALEM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and senior aides holed up in a war bunker on…
Saudi-led coalition says troops redeploying in Yemen, not withdrawing
Middle East
November 11, 2021
Saudi-led coalition says troops redeploying in Yemen, not withdrawing
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said on Wednesday its troops were…
China looms large as S.Korea presidential hopefuls meet US diplomat
World
November 10, 2021
China looms large as S.Korea presidential hopefuls meet US diplomat
SEOUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A senior US diplomat will meet newly selected presidential candidates in South Korea this week,…
Ethiopian authorities detain more than 70 UN drivers, amid reports of mass arrests
World
November 10, 2021
Ethiopian authorities detain more than 70 UN drivers, amid reports of mass arrests
NAIROBI, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 70 drivers working with the United Nations, a UN…
Emirates gets more aid from Dubai as first half losses narrow
Business
November 10, 2021
Emirates gets more aid from Dubai as first half losses narrow
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Emirates got a further 2.5 billion dirhams ($ 681 million) in state support in the…
France says nuclear talks with Iran must resume where they left off
Middle East
November 10, 2021
France says nuclear talks with Iran must resume where they left off
PARIS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister told his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday that when talks with world powers…