Middle East
No cashiers, please: Futuristic supermarket opens in Mideast
September 7, 2021
No cashiers, please: Futuristic supermarket opens in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East on Monday got its first completely automated cashier-less store, as retail…
Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, UN
September 6, 2021
Qatar plans to resume Gaza funding with new method involving Abbas, UN
GAZA, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Qatar will soon resume funding for civil servants and poor families in the Gaza Strip…
UAE’s new human rights institute: Real change or ‘image washing’?
September 6, 2021
UAE’s new human rights institute: Real change or ‘image washing’?
The United Arab Emirates announced earlier this week that it would set up an independent national human rights organization. The…
Germans welcome in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson says
September 6, 2021
Germans welcome in Afghanistan, Taliban spokesperson says
In an interview published Sunday, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that the militant group now in control…
Israel to present COVID-19 booster shot data to FDA experts
September 6, 2021
Israel to present COVID-19 booster shot data to FDA experts
JERUSALEM, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Israel this month will present data from an extensive rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots…
Moroccan elections will be about math, not change
September 6, 2021
Moroccan elections will be about math, not change
The Moroccan elections take place next Wednesday and will be the first time that newly formulated electoral rules apply, including…
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
September 6, 2021
Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul,…
Officials: Gadhafi son freed after 7-plus years in detention
September 6, 2021
Officials: Gadhafi son freed after 7-plus years in detention
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities on Sunday released one of Muammar Gadhafi’s sons after more than seven years of detention…
Six Palestinians escape from high-security Israeli prison -police
September 6, 2021
Six Palestinians escape from high-security Israeli prison -police
JERUSALEM, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Six Palestinians escaped from a high-security Israeli prison on Monday, police said, and Israeli media…
High-level Lebanese delegation arrives in Syria to talk fuel
September 5, 2021
High-level Lebanese delegation arrives in Syria to talk fuel
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A senior Lebanese government delegation asked Syria on Wednesday to allow Egyptian natural gas and Jordanian…