Emotional reunion amid despair as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors
By Lefteris Papadimas and Karolina Tagaris KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -A Syrian teenager who survived a shipwreck that killed at least…
Middle East
Israel set to approve thousands of building permits in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s nationalist-religious government on Sunday tabled plans to approve thousands of building permits in the occupied West Bank,…
Saudi SCOPA and Airbus agree to produce helicopters in the kingdom -SCOPA CEO
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi defence company SCOPA Industries and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly produce civil and military helicopters…
Dubai chases long-term growth as property booms, seeks to blunt debt risk
By Rachna Uppal and Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Buoyed by a swift economic rebound post-COVID, Dubai is racing to…
Iraq enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain
By Timour Azhari, Amina Ismail and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Helped by buoyant oil prices and a period of political…
Russia’s Putin rebuts key elements of African peace plan for Ukraine
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday gave African leaders seeking to mediate in the war in Ukraine a…
Israel could accept U.S.-Iran nuclear ‘understanding’, senior lawmaker says
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel could find acceptable an understanding between its arch-foe Iran and the United States…
Saudi Arabia urges improved maritime security in Gulf as ties with Iran resume
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia wants enhanced maritime security in the crucial Gulf region as part of its rapprochement with long-time…
Spanish charity rescues 117 migrants sailing from Libya
ROME (Reuters) – Spanish charity Open Arms said it rescued 117 migrants on Saturday crowded onto a precarious wooden boat…
Oil gains for the week as supply cuts balance demand concerns
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil rose on Friday and posted a weekly gain, as higher Chinese demand and…