Qatar’s QIA in talks for minority stake in India’s Reliance Retail – FT
(Reuters) – Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy a minority stake in the retail arm of Indian
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah sees Israel on path of ‘collapse’
Beirut (Reuters) – The Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Monday its arch-foe Israel was on a “path of collapse
Read MoreLibya recovers five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants near border with Tunisia
Tripoli (Reuters) – Five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants have been recovered in a desolate area near the border between Libya
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Sudanese general warns Kenya against sending peacekeepers
Cairo (Reuters) – A Sudanese general rejected in threatening language a Kenyan-led proposal that East African peacekeepers help end a
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Senior US Treasury official to raise Russia grain deal in visit to Kenya, Somalia
Washington (Reuters) – A top U.S. Treasury official will highlight Washington’s efforts to facilitate Russian grain and fertilizer exports during
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Jordanian army downs drone headed from Syria carrying drugs
Amman (Reuters) – The Jordanian army said on Monday it had shot down a drone carrying drugs from Syria into
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US chides Israel over judicial overhaul law after lawmakers defy Biden
Washington (Reuters) – The White House on Monday called it “unfortunate” that Israel’s parliament ratified part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s contested
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Central Turkey – EMSC
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Central Turkey on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The
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Protests rock Israel as it passes curbs on some Supreme Court powers
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin
Read MoreMan tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border – WHO
Geneva (Reuters) – A 28-year-old man has tested positive for the potentially fatal Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in
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