Experts say Qatar can lead Gulf on protections for workers against heat stress
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) – International occupational health experts will urge Qatar on Tuesday to establish a heat stress…
Middle East
Thailand’s influential ex-PM Thaksin eyes July return from exile
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he would return home in…
Dubai DXB airport Q1 passenger traffic reaches 96% of pre-pandemic level
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai’s main airport registered a 55.8% increase in passenger traffic in the first quarter of this year…
Erdogan accuses opposition of provocations ahead of tight Turkish vote
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the opposition on Monday of provoking disorder and siding with terrorists, without providing…
Sudanese pin hopes on Jeddah talks between warring factions
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudanese are pinning their hopes on talks in Saudi Arabia between envoys of warring factions to end bloodshed…
Oil climbs over 2% as recession fears begin to fade
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose over 2% on Monday as U.S. recession fears eased and some…
Qualcomm to acquire Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks
(Reuters) -Qualcomm Inc said on Monday that it would acquire Israel’s Autotalks Ltd, a maker of chips used in crash-prevention…
‘We can’t afford anything’: Turkey’s cost-of-living crisis threatens Erdogan’s re-election
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul barber Hakim Ekinci, a long-time supporter of Tayyip Erdogan, won’t be voting for…
Thousands fleeing Sudan are stuck on Red Sea shore
By Khalid Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig PORT SUDAN, Sudan (Reuters) – Hanadi Al-Sir was among thousands who rushed to…
Syrians split over government readmission into Arab League
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian factions have given mixed reactions to an Arab League decision to lift the suspension on Syria’s…