Middle East
Abu Dhabi reduces business setup fees by 94% from current rates – media office
Middle East
July 26, 2021
Abu Dhabi reduces business setup fees by 94% from current rates – media office
CAIRO, July 25 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi will reduce business setup fees to 1,000 dirham ($272.27), a 94 percent reduction…
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
Middle East
July 26, 2021
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
TUNIS, July 26 (Reuters) – Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais…
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, 2nd this week
Middle East
July 24, 2021
Syria accuses Israel of carrying out strike, 2nd this week
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria accused Israel of carrying out an airstrike in a central province early on Thursday, the second…
Turkey’s coronavirus cases back up to mid-May levels
Middle East
July 23, 2021
Turkey’s coronavirus cases back up to mid-May levels
ISTANBUL, July 22 (Reuters) – Turkey’s new coronavirus cases have doubled in just over two weeks to 9,586 on Thursday,…
Iran’s Khamenei says water crisis protesters cannot be blamed
Middle East
July 23, 2021
Iran’s Khamenei says water crisis protesters cannot be blamed
DUBAI, July 23 (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iranians protesting over water shortages in…
Israel to reimpose coronavirus ‘Green Pass’ as Delta variant hits
Middle East
July 23, 2021
Israel to reimpose coronavirus ‘Green Pass’ as Delta variant hits
TEL AVIV, July 22 (Reuters) – Israel announced plans on Thursday to allow only people who are deemed immune to…
To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go
Middle East
July 23, 2021
To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they don’t want to monopolize power, but they insist there won’t be peace in…
Cyprus appeals to UN Security Council over Varosha; Turkey defiant
Middle East
July 22, 2021
Cyprus appeals to UN Security Council over Varosha; Turkey defiant
NICOSIA, July 21 (Reuters) – Cyprus appealed to the UN Security Council on Wednesday over plans by Turkish Cypriot authorities…
Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen
Middle East
July 22, 2021
Nonseasonal floods kill 14 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — At least fourteen people have been killed by flooding in Yemen in the past 24 hours,…
UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya’s coast
Middle East
July 22, 2021
UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya’s coast
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard intercepted Wednesday four boats in the Mediterranean Sea carrying migrants trying to reach Europe,…