Standard Chartered CEO says big U.S. recession unlikely
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters said on Monday he sees a big recession…
Middle East
First-time voters may have decisive say in Turkish election
By Birsen Altayli and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish university student Yunus Efe has known only one leader of…
Citi appoints new North Africa, Levant and Central Asia head
DUBAI (Reuters) – Banking group Citi has appointed Omar Hafeez as head of its North Africa, Levant and Central Asia…
Sudan’s well-off stuck in limbo at border town en route to Egypt
By Maggie Michael WADI HALFA, Sudan (Reuters) – After sleeping for a week under a tree in the backyard of…
Erdogan calls opposition ‘pro-LGBT’ at election rally
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan accused the opposition of being “pro-LGBT” at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday,…
Top Biden aide discusses Yemen peace efforts with Saudi crown prince
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to…
Fighting in Khartoum as mediators seek end to Sudan conflict
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Fighting could be heard in south Khartoum on Sunday as envoys from Sudan’s warring parties met in Saudi…
Turkey’s Erdogan doesn’t flinch in fight for political life
By Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA (Reuters) – With his two-decade rule in the balance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan…
Israel demolishes Palestinian West Bank school
By Emily Rose JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli authorities demolished a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, drawing…
World Food Programme to suspend aid to Palestinians due to funding shortage
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – The World Food Programme (WFP) will suspend food aid to over 200,000 Palestinians from…