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Saudi Aramco third-quarter profit slumps 44.6% as pandemic chokes demand

Saudi Aramco third-quarter profit slumps 44.6% as pandemic chokes demand

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian state oil group Aramco on Tuesday reported a 44.6 percent drop in third-quarter net profit,…
Qatar’s emir promises Shura Council elections next year

Qatar’s emir promises Shura Council elections next year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s emir announced on Tuesday that the country will hold long-promised elections for its…
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74

Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74

BEIRUT (AP) — Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk, one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting…
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded

IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair…
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force

Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday reported a record 440 COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the death…
Israeli settlers pray for Trump re-election at biblical tomb

Israeli settlers pray for Trump re-election at biblical tomb

HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – Jewish settler leaders prayed on Monday for US President Donald Trump’s re-election, citing his support…
Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus

Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunfire erupted at Kabul University in the Afghan capital early Monday and police have surrounded the…
Why does liberal Tunisia still struggle with extremists?

Why does liberal Tunisia still struggle with extremists?

Though details are still emerging, French media have reported that the attacker who killed three people in Nice on Thursday had recently…
Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81

Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on…
A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women

A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women

MARIB (Reuters) – When Um Feras realised there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she…
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