Middle East
Oil loses ground on jitters over economy, hint of MidEast tensions easing
Middle East
July 29, 2019
Oil loses ground on jitters over economy, hint of MidEast tensions easing
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday as investors fretted over the outlook for global economic growth, while weekend…
China to weigh in on deepening Hong Kong crisis
World
July 29, 2019
China to weigh in on deepening Hong Kong crisis
After weeks of increasingly violent protests, China’s top policy body on Hong Kong affairs was set to hold an extremely…
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure campaign on Iran faces key test
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure campaign on Iran faces key test
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran is at a crossroads. His administration is trying to…
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral
CARTHAGE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisia bid farewell to its first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a…
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Libya rescuers recover 62 bodies at sea after ‘worst’ wreck of year
Rescue workers said Friday they had plucked the bodies of 62 migrants from waters off the Libyan coast a day…
Migrants hurt in North Macedonia after driver jumps from moving truck
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Migrants hurt in North Macedonia after driver jumps from moving truck
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Police in North Macedonia said on Saturday that 34 Afghan migrants have been injured in a highway…
Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one
Middle East
July 20, 2019
Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return…
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Middle East
July 20, 2019
Iran Guards seize British-flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking “international maritime…
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt
July 17, 2019
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt announced the establishment of a marine research and technology center specializing in marine industrial robotics, the first of its…
MAGNiTT startup platform: Egypt second largest funding recipient in the MENA
Egypt
July 16, 2019
MAGNiTT startup platform: Egypt second largest funding recipient in the MENA
The MAGNiTT startups platform revealed the MENA region funding deals for startups kicking off in the area, showing that Egypt…