Libyan elections commission to start registering candidates in Nov – commission head
Middle East
October 24, 2021
Libyan elections commission to start registering candidates in Nov – commission head
TRIPOLI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Registration for candidates in Libya’s presidential and parliamentary elections should open in November, the head…
Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says
Middle East
October 24, 2021
Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his foreign ministry to…
‘Vibrant’ cinematographer remembered as police probe Baldwin shooting
World
October 24, 2021
‘Vibrant’ cinematographer remembered as police probe Baldwin shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct 23 (Reuters) – The crew was setting up a difficult shot during filming on the New Mexico…
US envoy urges N.Korea to end ‘provocations’, accept offer of talks
World
October 24, 2021
US envoy urges N.Korea to end ‘provocations’, accept offer of talks
SEOUL, Oct 24 (Reuters) – North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests were “concerning and counterproductive” for efforts to reduce tensions,…
Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns
DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Afghanistan is heading towards economic collapse that risks spiraling the country into a new political…
Nigerian state to shut camps for people displaced by insurgency
World
October 23, 2021
Nigerian state to shut camps for people displaced by insurgency
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Borno state, the epicentre of an ongoing Islamist insurgency, will shut all camps…
Friday prayers resume in Tehran after nearly two-year hiatus due to COVID-19
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Friday prayers resume in Tehran after nearly two-year hiatus due to COVID-19
Oct 22 (Reuters) – Mass Friday prayers resumed in Tehran after a 20-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, state…
After fleeing fighting in Marib, displaced Yemenis await help
Middle East
October 23, 2021
After fleeing fighting in Marib, displaced Yemenis await help
MARIB, Yemen, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Iman Saleh Ali and her family left al-Jubah in the dead of night with…
FDA says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children
World
October 23, 2021
FDA says benefits outweigh risks for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that the…
Israel designates Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists, U.N. ‘alarmed’
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Israel designates Palestinian civil society groups as terrorists, U.N. ‘alarmed’
TEL AVIV, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Israel on Friday designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terrorist organizations and accused…