Jordan’s PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Jordan’s PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments
AMMAN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Jordan’s prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet in the fourth shake-up since he…
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Record low turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election suggested on Monday that a vote billed as…
N.Korea’s Kim calls for improving people’s lives amid ‘grim’ economy
World
October 11, 2021
N.Korea’s Kim calls for improving people’s lives amid ‘grim’ economy
SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to focus on improving citizens’ lives in…
Thousands protest against Tunisia leader with government awaited
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Thousands protest against Tunisia leader with government awaited
TUNIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Thousands of Tunisians protested against President Kais Saied’s seizure of almost total power protested in…
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
Environment
October 10, 2021
UN urges nations to spend more on species protection as new pact talks begin
KUNMING, China, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The global community must invest much more and raise the scale and speed of…
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
BEIRUT, Oct 10 (Reuters) – While Bashar al-Assad is still shunned by the West who blame him for a decade…
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
World
October 9, 2021
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
Middle East
October 9, 2021
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on…
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
World
October 9, 2021
Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island
DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – UN officials signed a deal with Bangladesh on Saturday to help provide basic services to…
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
Middle East
October 9, 2021
Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, who became Iran’s first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution before fleeing into…