In Bahrain, pope speaks out against death penalty and discrimination
Pope Francis spoke against the death penalty on Thursday at the start of a trip to Bahrain where the Shi’ite Muslim opposition accuse the Sunni monarchy of overseeing human ...
Israeli far-rightist vows to impose order under new Netanyahu government
A near-final tally of votes on Thursday showed former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on track to re-election with a clear parliamentary majority boosted by ultranationalists who want tougher crackdowns ...
UAE non-oil sector picks up in Oct as firms hire more staff – PMI
The United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector picked up again in October, growing at a pace close to August’s three-year high, while employment expanded at its fastest in six ...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank clash
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, during a raid that the Israeli military said elicited violent riots.
Early ...
Why some Iranians want their own country banned from World Cup
A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople say they have no choice but to turn on their own country, citing what they called state-sponsored violence and discrimination against ordinary ...
Qatar Investment Authority plans to raise stake in Credit Suisse
The Qatar Investment Authority plans to raise its stake in Swiss lender Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) by investing in a share sale alongside the Saudi National Bank (1180.SE), ...
UAE and US reach deal for $100 billion in clean energy projects
The United States and United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to spend $100 billion on clean energy projects with a goal of adding 100 gigawatts globally by 2035, US Secretary of State ...
Netanyahu set for comeback, says on brink of “big” election win (Update)
Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to return to power in one of the most right-wing coalitions in Israel’s history, causing jitters among Palestinians and Arab ...
Netanyahu poised for comeback in Israeli election, exit polls show
Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power after exit polls following Tuesday’s election showed his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority lifted ...
Iran university students strike, piling pressure on rulers
Iranian university students pressed ahead with sit-down strikes on Tuesday in support of some of the biggest protests since the 1979 revolution, ignoring harsh warnings by elite security forces and a ...
Saudi Arabia approves dual listing of Pizza Hut, KFC franchisee
Saudi Arabia’s market regulator said on Monday it had approved a concurrent and dual listing of Americana Group, the Middle East and North Africa franchisee of fast-food chains KFC ...
Egypt interest rate hike step in right direction, IMF official says
Egypt’s move to raise interest rates is a step in the right direction and a flexible exchange rate will help protect its economy from shocks at a time of ...
Netanyahu bids for comeback in tight Israeli election
Israelis began voting for the fifth time in less than four years on Tuesday, with former premier Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback in a race likely to turn on ...
Iran charges 1,000 over unrest in Tehran
Iran will hold public trials of about 1,000 people charged in Tehran over unrest, a semi-official news agency said on Monday, as authorities step up efforts to crush more than six ...
Netanyahu pushes comeback bid in tight Israeli election race
Israelis vote for the fifth time in four years on Tuesday in an election in which former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comeback bid may depend on a far-right party ...
Egypt’s pound sinks further against dollar after flexibility pledge
Egypt’s pound fell about 3 per cent to 23.8 against the dollar as trading resumed on Sunday, Refinitiv data showed, after authorities committed to a flexible exchange rate under an International ...
Busking Brit crosses Iraq on his way to COP27 without flying
With a violin on his back and maps in his bag, Dan Hodd left Spain a month ago and was cycling through busy Baghdad as he heads to the COP27 ...
President Aoun leaves office as Lebanon’s crisis worsens
Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, vacates the presidential palace on Sunday, leaving a void at ...
Outgoing president says Lebanon at risk of ‘constitutional chaos’
Outgoing Lebanese President Michel Aoun told Reuters on Saturday his nation could be sliding into “constitutional chaos”, with no one in line to succeed him and a cabinet that is ...
Iran’s Guards head tells protesters: ‘Today is last day of riots’
he commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets.
“Do not come to the streets! ...
Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar’s capital ahead of World Cup
Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were ...
Israel election polls predict Netanyahu just shy of victory
Polls on Friday predicted Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would come within a single seat of an outright majority in his quest to return to power in next ...
Iran protests flare again as UN voices concern at detainees’ treatment
The U.N. human rights office on Friday voiced concern at Iran‘s treatment of detained protesters and said authorities refused to release some of the bodies of those killed, ...
Egypt’s pound slides as IMF deal triggers new exchange rate regime
Egypt’s pound slid about 14.5 per cent to a record low against the dollar on Thursday as authorities announced a $3 billion International Monetary Fund deal with a commitment to a “...