KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Residents of Sudan’s South Kordofan State reported mobilisation by a large rebel force on Thursday, raising fear that internal conflict could spread in the country’s southern regions. The rebel force, the SPLM-N, is led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, and is estimated to contain tens of thousands of men as well as heavy weaponry….
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) -Washington will press ahead with efforts to normalize diplomatic ties between its main Middle East allies Saudi Arabia and Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. But he declined to say whether the United States would back Riyadh’s nuclear ambitions. At a joint news…
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A sharp selloff in Turkey’s lira slowed on Thursday, when it slipped only 0.8% compared with a 7.2% plunge the day before, as traders said it was nearing more “normal” levels ahead of the expected appointment of a new central bank governor. When the currency dropped on…
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -Clashes erupted after Israeli forces raided the city of Ramallah in the West Bank early on Thursday in what the military said was an operation to demolish the house of a Palestinian accused of a Jerusalem double-bombing last year. The Palestinian health ministry said at least 35 people…
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -A massive fire broke out on Wednesday near a military complex containing an arms factory in southern Khartoum that Sudan’s army has battled to defend in some of the fiercest fighting for weeks in its conflict with a rival faction, witnesses said. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in the eighth week of…
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s economy grew by 3.8% year on year in the first quarter of 2023, the General Authority for Statistics said on Thursday, broadly in line with estimates released last month. Non-oil activities grew by 5.4% in Q1 while oil activities grew by 1.4% and government service activity was up by 4.9%,…
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Turkey’s lira took a 7% nosedive on Wednesday as the country’s newly re-elected government appeared to be abandoning its costly 18-month strategy of keeping the currency on a tight leash by any means necessary. Ankara has seen decades of financial market difficulties and the charts below show the challenges the…
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) – After being hit with a couple of LIV Golf bombshells, COVD-19 and even forest fires, it is doubtful that any PGA Tour event has endured more adversity than the Canadian Open. The world’s third-oldest national open championship the Canadian Open is taking a double hit this week, pushed out…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries on Wednesday agreed to pay Nevada $193 million to settle claims that its marketing practices fueled opioid addiction, the state announced. Nevada was one of two states, along with New Mexico, that did not join a $4.35 billion nationwide settlement with the Israel-based drugmaker last year. New…
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 1% on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia’s plans for deep output cuts more than offset demand woes stemming from rising U.S. fuel stocks and weak Chinese export data. Brent crude futures settled 66 cents, or 0.9%, higher at $76.95 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude…
