Middle East
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
Emirates said on Monday that some passengers traveling from Dubai could now share coronavirus test results and vaccine certificates digitally…
Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce
Lebanon said on Monday it hoped Saudi Arabia would reconsider a ban on its produce imposed over what Riyadh called…
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 532 suspects including 459 serving military personnel in an operation targeting people linked to…
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the…
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
US President Joe Biden’s declaration that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey…
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at…
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning its first ever US dollar-denominated public international bond sale, two sources said, the latest Gulf…
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Iran has reduced the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity at an above-ground plant at…
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Said Djabelkhir, an academic who analyses Sufi Islam and is widely followed for his social media posts, left an Algiers…
Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected
Prosecutors in Istanbul on Thursday launched a probe into Turkish cryptocurrency exchange platform Thodex after its founder shut down its site and…