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UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
Middle East
August 3, 2021
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from…
Serbia benefits from COVID-19 ‘quarantine tourism’ as Indians visit
World
August 2, 2021
Serbia benefits from COVID-19 ‘quarantine tourism’ as Indians visit
BELGRADE, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Serbia is benefiting from COVID-19 ‘quarantine tourism’ as thousands of Indians make a two-week stopover…
Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages
World
August 2, 2021
Refugees pushed to back of the line amid vaccine shortages
NEW DELHI (AP) — Salimullah, a Rohingya refugee, has been living in the Indian capital of New Delhi since 2013…
Egypt promotes international investment in energy, medicine and transportation
Business
July 31, 2021
Egypt promotes international investment in energy, medicine and transportation
Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait announced Friday that Egypt is looking to increase the volume of foreign investments in the…
Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts
World
July 26, 2021
Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts
NEW DELHI (AP) — As coronavirus cases ravaged India this spring, Anil Sharma visited his 24-year-old son Saurav at a…
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
World
July 24, 2021
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, July 24 (Reuters) – Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach…
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
World
July 23, 2021
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
At least 36 people have died in landslides and flooding caused by heavy monsoon downpours in western India. The sudden rainfall prompted…
Research: India’s deaths during pandemic 10X official toll
World
July 20, 2021
Research: India’s deaths during pandemic 10X official toll
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official COVID-19 toll,…
Indian oil minister vows to work with Saudi, UAE to calm oil mkts
Middle East
July 17, 2021
Indian oil minister vows to work with Saudi, UAE to calm oil mkts
NEW DELHI, July 15 (Reuters) – India’s new oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri vowed to work with oil producers Saudi…
Egypt among world’s top steel producers in 2020
Egypt
July 15, 2021
Egypt among world’s top steel producers in 2020
The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) published a report stating that Egypt came in 20th place among the world’s top steel…