UAE energy minister says will continue to invest in sector to ensure market stability
Middle East
October 17, 2021
UAE energy minister says will continue to invest in sector to ensure market stability
CAIRO Oct 16 (Reuters) – UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said the oil-rich Gulf state continues to invest in the…
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43 percent, the electoral commission said late…
Hollywood film-crew union reaches tentative deal, averting strike
World
October 17, 2021
Hollywood film-crew union reaches tentative deal, averting strike
LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) – A union that represents about 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers in film and television reached a…
Lebanese Christian group denies Hezbollah claim it planned Beirut bloodshed
Middle East
October 16, 2021
Lebanese Christian group denies Hezbollah claim it planned Beirut bloodshed
BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The head of the Christian Lebanese Forces party (LF) denied late on Friday his group…
Pro-military protests in Sudan as political crisis deepens
Middle East
October 16, 2021
Pro-military protests in Sudan as political crisis deepens
KHARTOUM, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Thousands of military-aligned demonstrators gathered in front of the presidential palace in Khartoum on Saturday,…
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Science
October 16, 2021
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Oct 16 (Reuters) – NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clusters…
U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack
Middle East
October 16, 2021
U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack
Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed…
Hezbollah says it won’t be dragged into war after Beirut bloodshed
Middle East
October 16, 2021
Hezbollah says it won’t be dragged into war after Beirut bloodshed
BEIRUT, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah said on Friday it would not be dragged into civil…
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
World
October 15, 2021
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
Oct 15 (Reuters) – A deal for the United Nations to start work on a remote Bangladeshi island where the…
Beirut bloodshed deepens doubts over port blast probe
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Beirut bloodshed deepens doubts over port blast probe
BEIRUT, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The fate of a probe into the Beirut port explosion appears in increasing doubt after…