Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals
Basra (Reuters) – The demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq’s southern city of Basra
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Month: July 2023
Kuwait to set up new sovereign fund to develop mega projects and local economy
Kuwait City (Reuters) – Kuwait plans to establish a new sovereign fund to develop its local economy, spearhead mega projects,
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anadian pensions funds keen to invest in India, Indian government says
New Delhi (Reuters) – Canadian pensions funds would be keen to explore investing in infrastructure funds in India as the
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China’s Xiaomi bets bigger on India retail stores amid Samsung rivalry
New Delhi (Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi (1810.HK) will focus on boosting its India sales from retail outlets after years of
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Japan finance minister: ‘No discussion’ of exchange rates at G7, Kyodo reports
Tokyo (Reuters) – There was “no discussion” about exchange rates at a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers
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Yellen ‘eager’ to work with China on debt, other global challenges
Gandhi Nagar (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager” to work with China on
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Saudi inflation rate ticks down in June – govt data
Dubai (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate eased to 2.7% in June from 2.8% the previous month, government data
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Turkey increases fuel tax as it bolsters stretched budget
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey raised tax on petrol on Sunday to help to fund a 1.12 trillion lira ($42.2 billion)
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Netanyahu ejects party activist over Holocaust mockery at judicial protest
A Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the ejection on Sunday of an activist from his Likud party who mocked
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Iraqi PM Sudani, Syria’s Assad hold talks on security, water in Damascus
Baghdad (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday
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