Middle East
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…
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Huthi attacks
February 13, 2022
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Huthi attacks
DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) – US F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
February 13, 2022
Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer four percent of the stock in the…
Artillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
February 13, 2022
Artillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
BEIRUT (AP) — Six people from the same family including two children were killed in a Syrian military artillery strike…
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
February 13, 2022
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Turkey’s finance minister announced on Saturday a new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 billion…
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
February 13, 2022
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
BEIRUT (AP) — From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of…