New compensation offer made over Suez Canal blockage
Islamia (Reuters) – The owners of a container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March have made a new
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Gulf states will take at least 10 years to end oil dependence – Moody’s
Dubai (Reuters) – Countries in the oil-exporting Gulf will remain heavily dependent on hydrocarbon production for at least the next
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Gaza Pepsi factory shuts down, owners blame Israeli restrictions
Gaza (Reuters) – Gaza’s Pepsi bottling company was forced to halt operations this week due to Israeli import restrictions that
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Lebanon’s crisis caused by feud over power, says EU envoy
Beirut (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Sunday a fight among Lebanese leaders to secure power
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Rights groups call for probe into Iran’s Raisi for crimes against humanity
Paris (Reuters) – Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said Ebrahim Raisi’s election as Iran’s new president was a blow
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Oman, slowest vaccinator in the Gulf, pushes campaign amid COVID-19 surge
Dubai (Reuters) – Fresh COVID-19 vaccine supplies are accelerating inoculations in Oman, which has had the slowest rollout in the
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Palestinians cancel deal for near-expired COVID vaccines from Israel
West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) cancelled a deal on Friday to receive soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccines from Israel
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Judge sanctioned by U.S. set to take over Iran presidency
Tehran (Reuters) – Iranians voted on Friday in a contest set to hand the presidency to a hardline judge subject
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Kuwait to allow entry of fully vaccinated non-citizens from Aug. 1
Dubai (Reuters) – Kuwait will allow non-citizens to enter the country from Aug. 1 if they have been fully vaccinated
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Israeli policeman charged with manslaughter of autistic Palestinian
Jerusalem (Reuters) – An Israeli policeman has been charged with manslaughter in the killing of an autistic Palestinian man in
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