Middle East
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar plans to spend $1.36 bln on deals this year
February 9, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar plans to spend $1.36 bln on deals this year
DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties (ALDAR.AD) plans to spend at least 5 billion dirhams ($1.36 billion) this year…
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch calls for timely elections, cooperation with IMF
February 9, 2022
Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch calls for timely elections, cooperation with IMF
BEIRUT, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, said on Wednesday that the country should cooperate…
Iran unveils missile with a range of 1,450km – Tasnim
February 9, 2022
Iran unveils missile with a range of 1,450km – Tasnim
DUBAI, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Iran unveiled a new missile with a range of 1,450 kilometers on Wednesday, semi-official news…
Turkey pitches its unorthodox policy to London investors
February 9, 2022
Turkey pitches its unorthodox policy to London investors
ANKARA/LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati pitched Turkey’s unorthodox economic policy to investors in London on Tuesday,…
Israel warns of crisis with UAE over Dubai aviation security dispute
February 9, 2022
Israel warns of crisis with UAE over Dubai aviation security dispute
JERUSALEM, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Israel extended on Tuesday a deadline that might have halted its airlines’ flights to the…
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader – officials, analysts
February 9, 2022
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader – officials, analysts
BAGHDAD, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of…
Turkey says it will not abandon Palestinian support for closer ties to Israel
February 8, 2022
Turkey says it will not abandon Palestinian support for closer ties to Israel
ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Turkey will not turn its back on its commitment to a Palestinian state in order…
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar region displaces 300,000, aid blocked to Tigray
February 8, 2022
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar region displaces 300,000, aid blocked to Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The government of Ethiopia’s Afar region says more than 300,000 people have been displaced…
G7 countries voice ‘deep concern’ at Tunisian president dissolving judicial council
February 8, 2022
G7 countries voice ‘deep concern’ at Tunisian president dissolving judicial council
TUNIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Ambassadors to Tunisia from countries in the G7 group of rich nations on Tuesday voiced…
Report: Israel police used spyware on Netanyahu’s son, aides
February 8, 2022
Report: Israel police used spyware on Netanyahu’s son, aides
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police illegally spied on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son and members of…