Analysis-Jet orders boom as airlines fear shortage
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Planemakers can’t build them but airlines can’t stop buying them. Even as they wrestle…
Middle East
Investors buckle up for pivotal Turkey elections
By Marc Jones and Canan Sevgili LONDON (Reuters) -Wild currency moves? Bazooka rate hikes? The many unknowns around Turkey’s pivotal…
Erdogan rival accuses Russia of ‘deep fake’ campaign ahead of presidential vote
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main election rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, issued a warning to Russia, accusing…
Sudan’s rival forces agree to protect civilians but no ceasefire
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions early on Friday committed to protect civilians and the movement of humanitarian aid, but did…
Israel kills senior Gaza commanders as rockets cause first death in Israel
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams GAZA/JERUSALEM, Israel (Reuters) -Israel killed the head of Islamic Jihad’s rocket force and his…
UAE’s Royal Group looking at opportunities in US market – chair
DUBAI (Reuters) – The chairman of Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate Royal Group, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said on Thursday…
U.N. urges halt to Sudan conflict as fighting rumbles on despite talks
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The U.N. on Thursday urged countries with influence in Africa to help end the conflict in Sudan…
US lawmakers introduce bill to combat normalization with Syria’s Assad
By Daphne Psaledakis and Maya Gebeily WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday intended…
Turkish Airlines set to order 600 aircraft, chairman says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Airlines (THY) will order a total of 600 new aircraft in June and they will be…
A year on, family and friends say no justice for slain Al Jazeera journalist
By Lara Afghani and Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A year after Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot…