Middle East
Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Once a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader is sworn in as president this week,…
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – FENIX, a United Arab Emirates-based e-scooter company backed by Israeli venture capital funding, has acquired…
Israeli Cabinet advances budget, shores up new government
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Israeli Cabinet advances budget, shores up new government
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet advanced a national budget on Monday for the first time since 2018 in a sign…
Afghans convicted of crimes must leave Germany — Armin Laschet
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Afghans convicted of crimes must leave Germany — Armin Laschet
German conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet is doubling down on his stance on asylum seekers who commit crime. Laschet, who is hoping to succeed…
US, Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
Middle East
August 2, 2021
US, Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack…
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
Middle East
August 2, 2021
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Heba Mordaa’s life upside down. “Ever since the lockdowns started in March 2020, my work has…
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
Middle East
August 2, 2021
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will start providing China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17,…
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as…
Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open
Middle East
July 30, 2021
Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open
TRIPOLI, July 30 (Reuters) – Libya’s warring sides said on Friday they had reopened the main coastroad across the frontline,…
Tunisian president names new security chief amid crisis
Middle East
July 30, 2021
Tunisian president names new security chief amid crisis
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has named a new interior minister, in his first major appointment since he froze…