Middle East
Middle East’s first Expo to open in Dubai under shadow of pandemic
September 20, 2021
Middle East’s first Expo to open in Dubai under shadow of pandemic
DUBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters) – The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opens…
UN, US, UK condemn Huthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
September 20, 2021
UN, US, UK condemn Huthis’ execution of 9 Yemenis
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom on Sunday condemned the executions of…
Parliament session on Lebanon cabinet begins late after power cut
September 20, 2021
Parliament session on Lebanon cabinet begins late after power cut
BEIRUT, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament began a session on Monday that is scheduled to discuss the new cabinet’s…
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
September 20, 2021
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants…
Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security
September 20, 2021
Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security
AMMAN, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister visited Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on their mutual border, the…
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making
September 19, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making
DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s $110 billion state holding company ADQ has hired scores of investment bankers from…
Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees
September 19, 2021
Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees
PARIS (AP) — One slept on the streets of Paris, the other in a massive makeshift migrant camp in northern…
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
September 19, 2021
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants…
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
September 19, 2021
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only…
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’
September 19, 2021
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates rejected on Friday as “factually incorrect” a resolution passed by the…