MSC to divert shipping away from Suez Canal after Red Sea attack
(Reuters) – Swiss-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world’s biggest container shipping company, will stop using the Suez Canal after
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Middle East and North Africa
Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria to ink deal on floating Black Sea mines in January
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria plan to sign a deal in January on a joint plan to clear
Read MoreIsrael and Qatar explore revival of deal for Gaza hostages- WSJ
(Reuters) – Israeli and Qatari officials were set to meet in Norway on Saturday in an effort to revive talks
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Israeli hostages killed in Gaza were holding white flag, official says
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces had been holding up a white flag,
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Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies, Sheikh Meshal named as successor
Kuwait (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah died on Saturday, aged 86, according to the royal court, just
Read MoreKuwait’s state TV cuts to Koranic verses in possible signal of death in royal family
Dubai (Reuters) – Kuwait’s state TV interrupted regular programming on Saturday to cut to Koranic verses, in a possible signal
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Al Jazeera says cameraman killed in Gaza by drone strike on school building
Cairo (Reuters) – A cameraman for Al Jazeera was killed by a drone strike on Friday while reporting on the
Read MoreFire breaks out at refinery in Iranian city of Isfahan – IRNA
(Reuters) – A fire at a crude oil distillation unit at a refinery in the central Iranian city of Isfahan
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Maersk to pause all container ship traffic through the Red Sea
Helsinki (Reuters) – Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) will pause all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice, a
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Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops
Jerusalem/Cairo (Reuters) – The Israeli army’s death toll in Gaza is already almost twice as high as during a ground
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