Middle East
Bahrain government deficit down 35% in H1 2021 – ministry
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Bahrain government deficit down 35% in H1 2021 – ministry
CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Bahrain’s government deficit reached 520 million Dinars ($1.38 billion) in the first half of 2021,…
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
The US and the rest of the international community scrambled on Monday to react to the shocking fall of Kabul to the…
Sudan leaders visit border area amid tensions with Ethiopia
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Sudan leaders visit border area amid tensions with Ethiopia
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese leaders on Monday visited a disputed area along the country’s eastern border with Ethiopia, amid growing…
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran producing more uranium metal
Middle East
August 17, 2021
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran producing more uranium metal
BANGKOK (AP) — Iran continues to produce uranium metal, which can be used in the production of a nuclear bomb,…
Saudi Aramco aims to raise at least $17 bln from gas pipeline -sources
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Saudi Aramco aims to raise at least $17 bln from gas pipeline -sources
DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco is looking to raise at least $17 billion from the sale of a…
Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza
Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel on Monday after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip, the first…
Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city
JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Wildfires in wooded hills outside Jerusalem sent smoke clouds billowing over the city on Sunday…
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
KABUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport on Monday, witnesses said, as US…
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on a raid in the occupied West Bank exchanged fire on…
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
Middle East
August 16, 2021
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…