Middle East
UBS eyes Mideast expansion with new wealth desk in Dubai -memo
October 22, 2021
UBS eyes Mideast expansion with new wealth desk in Dubai -memo
DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) will establish a new wealth desk in Dubai that will add coverage of…
Lebanon’s Geagea dismisses Hezbollah accusations, says his group has no fighters
October 22, 2021
Lebanon’s Geagea dismisses Hezbollah accusations, says his group has no fighters
BEIRUT, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces party denied on Thursday his group has fighters,…
Israel to readmit COVID-vaccinated foreign tourists next month
October 22, 2021
Israel to readmit COVID-vaccinated foreign tourists next month
JERUSALEM, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Individual tourists who are vaccinated against COVID-19 will be able to enter Israel from month,…
From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting
October 22, 2021
From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting
NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders…
For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice
October 21, 2021
For Afghan Hazaras, where to pray can be life and death choice
KABUL, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Each time Hussain Rahimi leaves his Kabul home for the mosque to pray, he recites…
Syria, UAE leaders discuss closer relations in rare call
October 21, 2021
Syria, UAE leaders discuss closer relations in rare call
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ crown prince received a rare telephone call from Syrian President Bashar Assad…
Gulf economies to pick up speed next year, with fall in oil prices biggest risk
October 21, 2021
Gulf economies to pick up speed next year, with fall in oil prices biggest risk
BENGALURU, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council will grow faster next year than previously thought,…
Israeli minister sees opportunity at UN climate conference
October 21, 2021
Israeli minister sees opportunity at UN climate conference
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new environmental protection minister has set some ambitious goals: She believes she can use her office…
Fuel price hike worsens Lebanon’s tough living conditions
October 21, 2021
Fuel price hike worsens Lebanon’s tough living conditions
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government raised the price of fuel Wednesday by about 25%, the National News Agency reported, effectively…
Damascus bomb kills 14, then army shells fall on rebel area killing 12
October 21, 2021
Damascus bomb kills 14, then army shells fall on rebel area killing 12
DAMASCUS/AMMAN, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A blast on an army bus in Damascus on Wednesday killed 14 people, state media…