Middle East and North Africa
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 over three years after...
Kuwait’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 of death in the...
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 earlier bombing of a...
Fire 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 on Saturday injured four...
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 spokesperson for the company...