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…
Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The Red Cross on Friday urged the international community to engage with Afghanistan’s new Taliban…
Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule
Middle East
October 22, 2021
Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule
KHARTOUM, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Huge crowds of people marched in several parts of the Sudanese capital and other cities…
Ethiopia fighting intensifies amid air strikes on Tigray and clashes in Amhara
World
October 22, 2021
Ethiopia fighting intensifies amid air strikes on Tigray and clashes in Amhara
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 22 (Reuters) – An Ethiopian government air strike hit a university in the Tigray regional capital on…
Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on movie set, killing cinematographer
World
October 22, 2021
Alec Baldwin fires prop gun on movie set, killing cinematographer
Oct 22 (Reuters) – Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer and wounded a director when he discharged a…