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UAE’s top banks post strong Q2 net profit amid recovery from pandemic

UAE’s top banks post strong Q2 net profit amid recovery from pandemic

DUBAI, July 28 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates’ biggest lenders First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB.AD) and Emirates NBD (ENBD.DU), posted…
Lebanon restricts cafes, beaches to the vaccinated or COVID tested

Lebanon restricts cafes, beaches to the vaccinated or COVID tested

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon is to limit entry to restaurants, cafes, pubs and beaches to people holding COVID-19…
Tunisia’s turmoil is being watched warily around the globe

Tunisia’s turmoil is being watched warily around the globe

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Days of political turmoil in Tunisia over a crippled economy and surging coronavirus infections have unnerved…
Israel blames Iran for attack on ship, seeks harsh response

Israel blames Iran for attack on ship, seeks harsh response

JERUSALEM, July 30 (Reuters) – Israel on Friday accused Iran of having carried out an attack off Oman on a…
FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment

FBI probe shows amount of chemicals in Beirut blast was a fraction of original shipment

July 30 (Reuters) – The amount of ammonium nitrate that blew up at Beirut port last year was one fifth…
Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open

Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open

TRIPOLI, July 30 (Reuters) – Libya’s warring sides said on Friday they had reopened the main coastroad across the frontline,…
Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated

Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated

MANAVGAT, Turkey, July 30 (Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and…
Tunisian president names new security chief amid crisis

Tunisian president names new security chief amid crisis

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has named a new interior minister, in his first major appointment since he froze…
UAE sends 6 Gitmo detainees to Yemen amid concerns

UAE sends 6 Gitmo detainees to Yemen amid concerns

CAIRO (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has sent six Yemeni detainees who were first held at the US base…
First US evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new home

First US evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new home

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters and others who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan landed early Friday…
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