Call for UN rights chief to prevent execution of Iranian boxer: letter
Geneva (Reuters) – Dozens of rights activists as well as prominent lawyers and former prosecutors have written to the U.N.
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Iran loses bid to host shipping event after vote at UN agency meeting
London (Reuters) – Iran’s offer to host a maritime event in October has been rejected after a proposal led by
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UAE’s top bank FAB Q2 profit up 61%, beating estimates
Dubai (Reuters) – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB.AD), the UAE’s biggest lender by assets, on Thursday said its second-quarter profit rose
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to give Tunisia $500 million as soft loan and grant
Tunis/Dubai (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it will give Tunisia a $400 million as a soft loan and
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JPMorgan ups Turkey inflation, growth forecasts after rates decision
London (Reuters) – Wall Street bank JPMorgan revised both its growth and inflation outlooks for Turkey upwards after the central
Read MoreIndia imposes major rice export ban, triggering inflation fears
New Delhi (Reuters) – India on Thursday ordered a halt to its largest rice export category in a move that
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India’s Adani to convert Mumbai slum into modern city despite challenges
Mumbai (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Thursday said he plans to convert India’s largest slum in Mumbai, Dharavi,
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India’s Modi promises tough action over ‘shameful’ Manipur sexual assault allegations
New Delhi (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state
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Analysis: Iraqi cleric Sadr flexes muscle with torching of Swedish embassy
Baghdad (Reuters) – Less than a year after declaring he had left Iraqi politics, the unpredictable Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
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WHO seeks help from India in latest toxic syrup case
London (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked the Indian authorities for help in establishing the origins of
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