Middle East
UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022
April 20, 2021
UAE central bank extends some stimulus measures until mid-2022
The United Arab Emirates central bank said on Tuesday it has extended until mid-2022 some stimulus measures introduced last year…
Loujain Al-Hathloul wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
April 19, 2021
Loujain Al-Hathloul wins Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday awarded its human rights prize to Saudi Arabian activist Loujain…
Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines
April 19, 2021
Abu Dhabi art gallery owner has a sideline business: trading COVID-19 vaccines
From a small office in an Abu Dhabi skyscraper, Ukrainian national Natalya Muzaleva and her Hungarian husband Istvan Perger run…
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
April 19, 2021
‘A very good weird’: Israel drops outdoor COVID mask order
Israelis went about barefaced on Sunday after the order to wear masks outdoors was rescinded in another step towards relative…
Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’
April 19, 2021
Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’
BERLIN (AP) — High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
April 19, 2021
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans
April 19, 2021
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans
Several rockets hit an Iraqi airbase hosting US forces on Sunday, injuring two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, the military…
Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report
April 19, 2021
Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report
Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in an effort to repair relations between the two countries, four years after…
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
April 19, 2021
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal
JERUSALEM – Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political…
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
April 18, 2021
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a…