Witnesses recount gunmen’s raid on church in Sudan’s capital
By Maggie Michael CAIRO (Reuters) -Over four terrifying hours last weekend, masked gunmen affiliated to one of Sudan’s warring factions…
Middle East
Turkish lira hits record low as bonds steady after post-election rout
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira weakened to a record low against the dollar on Thursday, after incumbent…
Egypt’s central bank leaves key interest rates on hold
(Reuters) – Egypt’s central bank kept its overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying that growth had slowed in the…
Sudan’s conflict inflicts heavy toll on children
By Mai ShamsElDin and El Tayeb Siddig CAIRO (Reuters) – After surviving weeks of fighting in Khartoum, Sanaa Mahmoud has…
Factbox: What is ‘Jerusalem Day’ and why is it an Israeli-Palestinian flashpoint?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli nationalists marking the 1967 capture of East Jerusalem were to march through the Muslim quarter of…
EBRD pledges more support for Ukraine with capital boost
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) -At a meeting in Russia’s former Central Asian backyard, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on…
Erdogan rival pledges to repatriate all refugees before Turkey runoff
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan’s challenger in Turkey’s presidential race has sharpened his tone on migrants on Thursday, vowing to…
Bank of Israel to raise rates 25 bps next week, may be last in cycle – Reuters poll
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s central bank is expected to raise short-term interest rates by another quarter-point to…
Analysis-Qatar takes diplomatic back seat as Saudi flexes political muscle
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – The Arab League’s welcoming back of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad into its ranks highlights…
Jordan must accelerate reforms to drive faster growth -IMF
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday Jordan needed to accelerate structural economic reforms…