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Israeli prime minister lands in Bahrain in first visit
Middle East
February 15, 2022
Israeli prime minister lands in Bahrain in first visit
MANAMA, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Monday in the highest-level…
Iran’s FM says in call with EU’s Borrell: Iran won’t back down from its red lines – ministry tweet
Middle East
February 15, 2022
Iran’s FM says in call with EU’s Borrell: Iran won’t back down from its red lines – ministry tweet
Feb 14 (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed with European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell the latest…
Major Chinese industrial city steps up COVID control; Bosch affected
World
February 15, 2022
Major Chinese industrial city steps up COVID control; Bosch affected
BEIJING, Feb 15 (Reuters) – A major Chinese high-tech industry center limited some highway access on Tuesday after detecting new…
Israeli lawmaker opens office in disputed East Jerusalem area
Middle East
February 15, 2022
Israeli lawmaker opens office in disputed East Jerusalem area
JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A far-right Israeli lawmaker set up a makeshift office in the disputed East Jerusalem neighbourhood…
EXCLUSIVE Iraq’s $27 bln TotalEnergies deal stuck over contract wrangling
Middle East
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
Middle East
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…
Iran foreign ministry spokesman says prisoner swap with U.S. on agenda
Middle East
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
Middle East
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…
Hong Kong leader says fifth COVID wave has ‘overwhelmed’ city’s capacity
World
February 14, 2022
Hong Kong leader says fifth COVID wave has ‘overwhelmed’ city’s capacity
HONG KONG, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s is being overwhelmed by the “onslaught” of COVID-19 infections, its leader said…
ADQ, STV invest in Mideast Uber-like service for trucks
Middle East
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,…