Middle East
Lebanese hospital warns power cuts endanger its patients
August 15, 2021
Lebanese hospital warns power cuts endanger its patients
BEIRUT (AP) — A top medical center and one of Lebanon’s oldest and most prestigious university hospitals warned on Saturday…
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
August 14, 2021
At least 44 killed in Turkey flood as search for missing continues
BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Families of those missing after Turkey’s worst floods in years anxiously watched rescue teams…
Israel expands COVID vaccine booster campaign to over 50s, health workers
August 14, 2021
Israel expands COVID vaccine booster campaign to over 50s, health workers
TEL AVIV, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel on Friday lowered to 50 from 60 the minimum age of eligibility for…
Afghan president says in urgent talks as Taliban take key town near Kabul
August 14, 2021
Afghan president says in urgent talks as Taliban take key town near Kabul
KABUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said he was in urgent talks with local leaders and international…
Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals
August 14, 2021
Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals
EILAT, Israel (AP) — The Red Sea reefs off the Israeli resort of Eilat host some of the greatest coral…
Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
August 14, 2021
Lebanese leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun called an emergency meeting to discuss a worsening fuel crisis on…
Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city
August 14, 2021
Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early…
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20
August 13, 2021
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20
Despite the United Arab Emirates being a popular destination among international students due to its strong universities and English study…
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
August 13, 2021
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
SIRTE, Libya, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to…
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
August 13, 2021
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to…