Middle East
EXCLUSIVE Iraq’s $27 bln TotalEnergies deal stuck over contract wrangling
February 15, 2022
EXCLUSIVE Iraq’s $27 bln TotalEnergies deal stuck over contract wrangling
BASRA/LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A $27 billion deal between France’s TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and Iraq that Baghdad hoped would reverse the exit…
Saudi Arabia’s Jan inflation rate up 1.2% y/y – govt data
February 15, 2022
Saudi Arabia’s Jan inflation rate up 1.2% y/y – govt data
DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s consumer price index rose 1.2% in January from a year earlier, fuelled by…
Tunisian women’s posts glamorize risky migrant crossings
February 14, 2022
Tunisian women’s posts glamorize risky migrant crossings
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — In a photo posted in November, 18-year-old Sabee al Saidi is shown wearing bright-pink lipstick as…
Dubai committee to weigh in on Emirati billionaire’s estate
February 14, 2022
Dubai committee to weigh in on Emirati billionaire’s estate
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A special judicial committee has been appointed to weigh in on potential legal disputes…
Iran foreign ministry spokesman says prisoner swap with U.S. on agenda
February 14, 2022
Iran foreign ministry spokesman says prisoner swap with U.S. on agenda
Feb 14 (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday that a prisoner swap with the United States was…
U.N. adviser tells Libya it must preserve calm, stability
February 14, 2022
U.N. adviser tells Libya it must preserve calm, stability
(Reuters) – The U.N. Secretary-General’s special adviser to Libya on Sunday called on both Libya’s interim prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah…
ADQ, STV invest in Mideast Uber-like service for trucks
February 14, 2022
ADQ, STV invest in Mideast Uber-like service for trucks
DUBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia-based TruKKer, which offers Uber-like services for trucks in the Middle East and elsewhere,…
Nuclear talks harder as West ‘pretends’ to take initiative -Iran official
February 14, 2022
Nuclear talks harder as West ‘pretends’ to take initiative -Iran official
DUBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A senior Iranian security official said on Monday that progress in talks to salvage Iran’s…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clash, Palestinian health ministry says
February 14, 2022
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clash, Palestinian health ministry says
JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian during a clash in the occupied West Bank as…
EXCLUSIVE Iraq’s $27 bln Total deal stuck over contract wrangling
February 14, 2022
EXCLUSIVE Iraq’s $27 bln Total deal stuck over contract wrangling
BASRA/LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A $27-billion deal between France’s Total and Iraq, that Baghdad hoped would reverse the exit…